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(1):

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

(2):

(adv.) Trebly; triply.

(3):

(v. i.) To become threefold.

(4):

(v. t.) To utter in a treble key; to whine.

(5):

(a.) Threefold; triple.

(6):

(a.) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound.

(7):

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

(8):

(v. t.) To make thrice as much; to make threefold.