If the person is injured in a fall of this sort, recovery is usually slow and less complete. Anything that causes dizziness can lead to a fall -- for example, a sudden drop in blood pressure when the person stands up or gets out of bed at night or light-headedness caused by a medication.
A double-double is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a double-digit number total in two of five statistical categoriesâpoints, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shotsâin a game. The most common double-double combination is points and rebounds, followed by points and assists.
Double Dutch. 1. a form of the game of jump rope in which two persons, holding the respective ends of two long jump ropes, swing them in a synchronized fashion, usually directed inward so the ropes are going in opposite directions, for one or two others to jump over. He says the document is in Hebrew, and he has translated it into double Dutch.