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rare
     1. adj. Very uncommon; scarce.
           Black pearls are very rare and therefore very valuable.
     2. adj. (of a gas) Thin; of low density.
     3. adj. (cooking, particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).
     4. v. (US, intransitive) To rear, rise up, start backwards.
     5. v. (US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise.
     6. adj. (obsolete) early
threefold
     1. adj. three times as great
     2. adj. triple
     3. adv. by a factor of three
     4. n. (mathematics) An algebraic variety of degree 3.
triple
     1. adj. Made up of three related elements, often matching
           The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.
     2. adj. Of three times the quantity.
           Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.
     3. adj. Designed for three users.
           a triple room
     4. adj. Folded in three; composed of three layers.
     5. adj. Having three aspects.
           a triple meaning
     6. adj. (music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
     7. adj. (obsolete) One of three; third.
     8. n. Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc
     9. n. (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
           I've had a hard day; make that a triple.
     10. n. (US) A hamburger with three patties.
           I'd like a triple with cheese.
     11. n. (baseball) A three-base hit
           The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.
     12. n. (basketball) A three-point field goal
     13. n. (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
     14. n. (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
     15. v. To multiply by three
           The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
     16. v. (baseball) To get a three-base hit
           The batter tripled into the gap.
     17. v. To become three times as large
           Our earnings have tripled in the last year.
     18. v. To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary