redouble

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To double an opponent's doubling bid
To become twice as big
To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify

The police redoubled their efforts to capture the thieves.

{v} to make double, to repeat often
{f} double, increase two times, make twofold
To double again or repeatedly; to increase by continued or repeated additions; to augment greatly; to multiply
To double, especially to double again
make twice as great or intense; "The screaming redoubled"
To become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be multiplied; to be greatly augmented; as, the noise redoubles
To repeat an attack or blow
make twice as great or intense; "The screaming redoubled" double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled" double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; "The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio
A double other than the first double of a game Only a player who owns the cube may redouble
If you redouble your efforts, you try much harder to achieve something. If something redoubles, it increases in volume or intensity. The president also called on nations to redouble their efforts to negotiate an international trade agreement The applause redoubled. redouble your efforts to greatly increase your effort as you try to do something
double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; "The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio"
A bid that is made by the declaring side after the opponents double A redouble quadruples the normal amount of points
a call that raises the scoring of a contract already doubled
A call over an opponent's double, increasing the scoring value of fulfilled or defeated contracts (see Law 19 and Law 77)
To double an opponents doubling bid
A call over an opponent's double, increasing the scoring value of fulfilled or defeated contracts (see Law 19 and Law 77)
double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; "The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio
A call, following an opposing double, that doubles all resulting scores and includes the penalties, the trick scores, and overtrick premiums
To attack an opponent a second time after the opponent fails to counterattack
double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled"
redoubled
past of redouble
redoubled
become much greater in intensity or size or amount; "we faced redoubled attacks from the enemy"; "despite our redoubled efforts
redoubles
third-person singular of redouble
redoubling
present participle of redouble
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