couple

n. pair, duo, group of two persons or things; (Mechanics) two equal forces acting in opposite directions (causing rotation)

v. connect, join, link; marry; mate, engage in sexual intercourse

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Noun
1. a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
2. a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
(synonym) mates, match
(hypernym) family, family unit
(hyponym) power couple
(derivation) copulate, mate, pair
3. a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
(synonym) twosome, duo, duet
(hypernym) pair
(hyponym) same-sex marriage
(derivation) pair, pair off, partner off
4. two items of the same kind
(synonym) pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
(hypernym) two, 2, II, deuce
(hyponym) doubleton
(derivation) match, mate, pair, twin
5. something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
(hypernym) unit, building block
(hyponym) dipole
(part-meronym) moment
Verb
1. bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
(synonym) match, mate, pair, twin
(hypernym) join, bring together
(hyponym) mismate
(verb-group) match
(derivation) pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
2. link together; "can we couple these proposals?"
(synonym) couple on, couple up
(antonym) uncouple, decouple
(hypernym) attach
(derivation) coupling, coupler
3. form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
(synonym) pair, pair off, partner off
(hypernym) unite, unify
(derivation) twosome, duo, duet
4. make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"
(synonym) copulate, mate, pair
(hypernym) join, conjoin
(hyponym) nick
(derivation) mates, match

n. couple, match, pair

v. couple

(v.)
To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join.
  

(v.)
To join in wedlock; to marry.
  

(v. i.)
To come together as male and female; to copulate.
  

(a.)
Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.
  

(a.)
Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace.
  

(a.)
That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
  

(a.)
See Couple-close.
  

(a.)
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
  

(a.)
A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed.