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double over

[for a person] to bend at the waist. Suddenly, he doubled over and collapsed. The people in the audience doubled over with laughter.

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double someone over

† to cause someone to bend at the waist. The blow to the back of the head doubled Steve over. The wind almost doubled over the children running for home.

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double over

also double up

to suddenly bend forward and down, usually because of pain or laughter A sudden, sharp pain made him double over.

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double over

v.

1. To bend or fold something back upon itself at the middle: We had to double over the invitations to fit them in the envelopes. I doubled my ticket over and stuck it in my pocket.

2. To bend or fold in half at the middle: These lawn chairs double over so you can store them in a small space.

3. To cause someone to bend over from the waist: The bad smell doubled the kids over when they entered the school. The comedian's funny jokes doubled us over.

4. To bend over from the waist: When he got the bad news, he just doubled over. She was so sick from the flu that she doubled over.

See also: double