<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Threefold; consisting of three parts: a triple knot.</li><li>Of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship.</li><li>Three times as great.</li><li>International Law: tripartite.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>An amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.</li><li>A group, set, or series of three; something threefold; triad.</li><li>Also called three-base hit: a base hit that enables a batter to reach third base safely.</li><li>Bowling: three strikes in succession; trifecta.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>Tri-pled, tri-pling: to make triple.</li><li>Baseball: to cause to come into home plate by a triple: to triple a runner home; to triple a run in.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>Tri-pled, tri-pling: to become triple.</li><li>Baseball: to make a triple.</li></ul>