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couple > 9 senses
NOUN1coupleA small indefinite number
2couple, mates, matchA pair of people who live together
3couple, twosome, duo, duetA pair who associate with one another
4couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadTwo items of the same kind
5couple(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
VERB1couple, match, mate, pair, twinBring two objects, ideas, or people together
2couple, couple on, couple upLink together
3couple, pair, pair off, partner offForm a pair or pairs
4couple, copulate, mate, pairMake love
couple > pronunciation
Soundskah'pahl
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl...
couple > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA small indefinite number.
Examples"he's coming for a couple of days"
Broadersmall indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
couple > noun 2, group
MeaningA pair of people who live together.
Examples"a married couple from Chicago"
Synonymsmates, match
Broaderfamily, family unit
Narrowerpower couple; DINK
Verbscouple
couple > noun 3, group
MeaningA pair who associate with one another.
Examples"the engaged couple"
Synonymstwosome, duo, duet
Broaderpair
Narrowersame-sex marriage
Verbscouple
couple > noun 4, quantity
MeaningTwo items of the same kind.
Synonymspair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
Broadertwo, 2, II, deuce
Narrowerdoubleton
Verbscouple
couple > noun 5, object
Meaning(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines.
Partsmoment of a couple
Categoryphysics, physical science, natural philosophy
Broaderunit, building block
Narrowerdipole
couple > verb 1, contact
MeaningBring two objects, ideas, or people together.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples"This fact is coupled to the other one"
Synonymsmatch, mate, pair, twin
Similar tomatch
Broaderjoin, bring together
Narrowermismate; mismatch
Nounscoupling; couple
couple > verb 2, contact
MeaningLink together.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"can we couple these proposals?"
Synonymscouple on, couple up
Contraryuncouple, decouple
Broaderattach
Nounscoupling, coupler
couple > verb 3, social
MeaningForm a pair or pairs.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymspair, pair off, partner off
Broaderunite, unify
Nounscouple
couple > verb 4, contact
MeaningMake love.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymscopulate, mate, pair
Broaderjoin, conjoin
Narrowernick; roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk; tread; serve, service; deflower, ruin; ride, mount; backcross; breed, cover; sodomize, sodomise, bugger; sodomize, sodomise
Entailed byconceive
Nounscouple; coupling

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