Definitions from Wiktionary (double down)
▸ verb: (gambling, intransitive) To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack.
▸ verb: (intransitive, figurative, by extension) To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it. [with on ‘something’]
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▸ verb: (gambling, intransitive) To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack.
▸ verb: (intransitive, figurative, by extension) To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it. [with on ‘something’]
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double-down,
donk,
double-dick,
donk bet,
double-deal,
double-dink,
double-dip,
double dip,
double-dog dare,
double-dog-dare,
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