couple | ||
1. | [ noun ] a pair who associate with one another | |
Synonyms: | duo duet twosome | |
Examples: | "the engaged couple" "an inseparable twosome" |
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Related terms: | pair same-sex_marriage pair | |
2. | [ noun ] (sociology) a pair of people who live together | |
Synonyms: | match mates | |
Examples: | "a married couple from Chicago" |
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Related terms: | family dink power_couple match | |
3. | [ noun ] a small indefinite number | |
Examples: | "he's coming for a couple of days" |
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Related terms: | small_indefinite_quantity | |
4. | [ verb ] bring two objects, ideas, or people together | |
Synonyms: | match pair mate twin | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | join mismate mismatch match pair yoke match | |
5. | [ noun ] two items of the same kind | |
Synonyms: | pair twain couplet brace span yoke twosome distich duo duet dyad duad doubleton | |
Related terms: | two doubleton geminate | |
6. | [ verb ] link together | |
Synonyms: | couple_up couple_on | |
Examples: | "can we couple these proposals?" |
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Related terms: | uncouple attach coupling | |
7. | [ verb ] form a pair or pairs | |
Synonyms: | pair partner_off pair_off | |
Examples: | "The two old friends paired off" |
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Related terms: | unite | |
8. | [ verb ] (sexuality) make love | |
Synonyms: | mate pair copulate | |
Examples: | "Birds mate in the Spring" |
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Related terms: | join love breed backcross serve tread nick ride sodomize sodomise deflower spouse sexual_intercourse coupling mate | |
9. | [ noun ] (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines | |
Related terms: | unit dipole moment | |
Similar spelling: |
Copple copley copal Coble copula cobble coppola Cobbley coville Covel COBOL |