Treble

Part of speech: noun (n.)

The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To make thrice as much; to make threefold. "Love trebled life." Tennyson.

2. To utter in a treble key; to whine. [Obs.] He outrageously (When I accused him) trebled his reply. Chapman.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To become threefold. Swift.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Threefold; triple. A lofty tower, and strong on every side With treble walls. Dryden.

2. Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. Bacon.

3. Playing or singing the highest part or most acute sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble violin or voice.

Part of speech: adverb (adv.)

Trebly; triply. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.