DOUBLE CROCHET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does double crochet mean? 

• DOUBLE CROCHET (noun)
  The noun DOUBLE CROCHET has 1 sense:

1. a kind of crochet stitch

  Familiarity information: DOUBLE CROCHET used as a noun is very rare.

• DOUBLE CROCHET (verb)
  The verb DOUBLE CROCHET has 1 sense:

1. make by double stitching

  Familiarity information: DOUBLE CROCHET used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOUBLE CROCHET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A kind of crochet stitch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

double crochet; double stitch

Hypernyms ("double crochet" is a kind of...):

crochet stitch (any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needle)

Derivation:

double crochet (make by double stitching)

• DOUBLE CROCHET (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make by double stitching

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

double crochet; double stitch

Hypernyms (to "double crochet" is one way to...):

crochet (create by looping or crocheting)

Domain category:

handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They double crochet the cape

Derivation:

double crochet (a kind of crochet stitch)