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couple

/ˈkʌpəl/

noun

Meaning

  • Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.

  • Two of the same kind connected or considered together.

  • A small number.

  • One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.

  • Two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction (and acting along parallel lines), thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment.

  • A couple-close.

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

Synonyms

few,
handful,
brace,
pair

verb

Meaning

  • To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).

    "I've coupled our system to theirs."

  • To join in wedlock; to marry.

  • To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.

Synonyms

have sex,
make love,
bewed,
espouse,
affix,
attach,
put together

adjective

Meaning

  • Two or (a) small number of.