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DOUBLE TAKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does double take mean?
• DOUBLE TAKE (noun)
The noun DOUBLE TAKE has 1 sense:
1. a delayed reaction indicating surprise
Familiarity information: DOUBLE TAKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A delayed reaction indicating surprise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("double take" is a kind of...):
reaction; response (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent)
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