double\ over\ in\ laughter

double\ over\ in\ laughter
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  • double over — PHR V ERG Double over means the same as double up. V ed P Everyone was doubled over in laughter …   English dictionary

  • double over — to suddenly bend forward and down, usually because of pain or laughter. A sudden, sharp pain made him double over …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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

  • 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 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 — ► ADJECTIVE 1) consisting of two equal, identical, or similar parts or things. 2) having twice the usual size, quantity, or strength: a double brandy. 3) designed to be used by two people. 4) having two different roles or interpretations: she… …   English terms 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

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