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couple

/ couple /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a pair who associate with one another
"the engaged couple"
"an inseparable twosome"
Type of:
pair
Kinds of:
same-sex marriage
Derived:
pair pair off partner off
noun Sense 2
a pair of people who live together
"a married couple from Chicago"
Type of:
family family unit
Kinds of:
power couple DINK
Derived:
match mate pair twin copulate
noun Sense 3
something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
Type of:
unit building block
Kinds of:
dipole
noun Sense 4
two items of the same kind
Type of:
two 2 II
Kinds of:
doubleton
Derived:
pair geminate match mate twin
noun Sense 5
a small indefinite number
"he''s coming for a couple of days"
Type of:
small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount
verb Sense 6
link together
"can we couple these proposals?"
Opposites:
uncouple decouple
Type of:
attach
Derived:
coupling coupler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
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"
Type of:
join bring together
Kinds of:
mismate mismatch
Derived:
pair brace twosome twain span
Verb group:
match
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
make love
"Birds mate in the Spring"
Type of:
join conjoin
Kinds of:
nick roll in the hay love make out make love
Derived:
mates match coupling mating pairing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 9
form a pair or pairs
"The two old friends paired off"
Type of:
unite unify
Derived:
twosome duo duet pair pairing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
85%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
62
Times Searched
3
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pair same-sex marriage family family unit power couple DINK unit building block dipole two 2 II