cou·ple /ˈkʌpəl/
1. a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
synset: couple, twosome, duo, duet
2. a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
3. a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"
synset: couple
synset: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
5. (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
synset: couple
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"
synset: match, mate, couple, pair, twin
2. link together; "can we couple these proposals?"
synset: couple, couple_on, couple_up
3. form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
synset: pair, pair_off, partner_off, couple
4. engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
synset: copulate, mate, pair, couple
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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