Single
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Definition of Single
Adjective
- Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
"Can you give me a single reason not to leave right now?"
- Not divided in parts.
"The potatoes left the spoon and landed in a single big lump on the plate."
- Designed for the use of only one.
"a single room"
- Performed by one person, or one on each side.
"a single combat"
- Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.
"Forms often ask if a person is single, married, divorced, or widowed. In this context, a person who is dating someone but who has never married puts "single"."
Noun
- A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.
- A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.
"The Offspring released four singles from their most recent album."
- One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.
"He went to the party, hoping to meet some friendly singles there."
- A score of one run.
"He refused to take a single as the ball was dropped by his opponent's best fielder."
- A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.
Verb
- To get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base.
"Pedro singled in the bottom of the eighth inning, which, if converted to a run, would put the team back into contention."
- To thin out.
- To take the irregular gait called singlefoot.
- To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
- To take alone, or one by one; to single out.
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