- double up (with laughter)
- in. to laugh so hard that one bends over.□ We all just doubled up with laughter.□ I doubled up when I heard the punch line.
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
double up (with laughter)
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laughter — n. 1) to cause, provoke laughter 2) contagious, infectious; convulsive; derisive; hearty, loud, raucous, uproarious; sardonic; subdued laughter 3) a burst, fit, gale; ripple of laughter 4) (misc.) to double up with laughter * * * [ lɑːftə]… … Combinatory dictionary
double up — PHR V ERG If something doubles you up, or if you double up, you bend your body quickly or violently, for example because you are laughing a lot or because you are feeling a lot of pain. [V n P] ...a savage blow in the crutch which doubled him up … English dictionary
double somebody up — ˌdouble ˈup/ˈover | ˌdouble sb ˈup/ˈover derived to bend or to make your body bend over quickly, for example because you are in pain • Jo doubled up with laughter. • I was doubled over with pain. Main entry: ↑doublederived … Useful english dictionary
double somebody over — ˌdouble ˈup/ˈover | ˌdouble sb ˈup/ˈover derived to bend or to make your body bend over quickly, for example because you are in pain • Jo doubled up with laughter. • I was doubled over with pain. Main entry: ↑doublederived … Useful english dictionary
double — doub|le1 W2S1 [ˈdʌbəl] adj [usually before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of two parts)¦ 2¦(two different uses)¦ 3¦(twice as big)¦ 4¦(for two people)¦ 5¦(two letters/numbers)¦ 6¦(flower)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin duplus, from duo … Dictionary of contemporary English
double over — verb bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain (Freq. 1) He doubled and vomited violently • Syn: ↑double, ↑double up • Hypernyms: ↑bend, ↑flex • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
double — 1 / dVbFl/ adjective 1 OF TWO PARTS consisting of two parts that are similar or exactly the same: You can t park on double yellow lines. 2 double l/s/9 etc BrE spoken used when you are spelling a word or telling someone a number, to show that a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
double up — verb 1. bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain (Freq. 1) He doubled and vomited violently • Syn: ↑double over, ↑double • Hypernyms: ↑bend, ↑flex • … Useful english dictionary
double up — v. share a room intended for one person; share a single bed; risk the winnings from one bet on a subsequent gamble; bend over with laughter or from pain … English contemporary dictionary
double — [dub′əl] adj. [ME < OFr < L duplus, lit., twofold (akin to Gr diploos) < duo, TWO + plus < IE * plo , fold < base * pel , to FOLD1] 1. two combined; twofold; duplex 2. having two layers; folded in two 3. having two of one kind;… … English World dictionary
