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1. couple - noun

· a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"

Synonym(s): twosome, duo, duet

Hypernym(s): pair




2. couple - noun

· a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"

Synonym(s): mates, match

Hypernym(s): family, family_unit




3. couple - noun

· a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"

Hypernym(s): small_indefinite_quantity, small_indefinite_amount




4. couple - noun

· two items of the same kind

Synonym(s): pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad

Hypernym(s): two, 2, II, deuce




5. couple - noun

· (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines

Hypernym(s): unit, building_block




6. couple - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): match, mate, pair, twin

Hypernym(s): join




7. couple - verb

· link together; "can we couple these proposals?"

Synonym(s): couple_on, couple_up

Hypernym(s): attach

Antonym(s): uncouple




8. couple - verb

· form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"

Synonym(s): pair, pair_off, partner_off

Hypernym(s): unite, unify




9. couple - verb

· engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"

Synonym(s): copulate, mate, pair

Hypernym(s): join, conjoin





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