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   couple

   /ˈkʌpl/

   noun

   • 1. two people or things of the same sort considered together: "a couple of girls were playing marbles" Similar pairduoduologytwosomeset of twomatchdoubletstwinsbracespanyoketwotwo of a kindrare:dupletdyadduaddoubletonarchaic:twain
   • ▪ a pair of partners in a dance or game.
   • ▪ a pair of hunting dogs.
   • ▪ two collars joined together and used for holding hounds together.
   • ▪ a pair of rafters.
   • ▪ a pair of equal and parallel forces acting in opposite directions, and tending to cause rotation about an axis perpendicular to the plane containing them.
   • 2. two people who are married or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually: "in three weeks the couple fell in love and became engaged" Similar husband and wifetwosomenewly-wedspartnersloverscohabiteesinformal:item
   • 3. an indefinite small number: informal "he hoped she'd be better in a couple of days"

   verb

   • 1. link or combine (something) with something else: "a sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss" Similar combineintegratemixincorporateaccompanylinkteamassociateconnectallyadd tojoin toformal:conjoinOpposite divorce
   • ▪ connect (a railway vehicle or a piece of equipment) to another: "a cable is coupled up to one of the wheels"
   • ▪ connect (two electrical components) using electromagnetic induction, electrostatic charge, or an optical link: "resistors are used to couple the oscillators" Similar connectattachjoinfastenfixlinksecuretiebindstrapropetethertrusslashhitchyokechainsticktapegluebondcementfuseweldsolderpinpegscrewboltrivetclampcliphook (up)addappendannexsubjointechnical:concatenateOpposite separate
   • ▪ join to form a pair: "the beetles may couple up to form a pair"
   • 2. mate or have sexual intercourse: "as middle-class youth grew more tolerant of sex, they started to couple more often"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cople (noun), copler (verb), from Latin copula (noun), copulare (verb), from co- ‘together’ + apere ‘fasten’. Compare with copula and copulate.

   Derivatives

   • 1. coupledom noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   noun. two of the same sort considered together; pair. two persons considered as joined together, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners: They make a handsome couple. any two persons considered together. Mechanics. a pair of equal, parallel forces acting in opposite directions and tending to produce rotation.

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   A couple is a pair or a twosome. As a verb, couple means "to pair or match." As a noun, couple means "a pair." If two people are dating, you can refer to them as "a couple." Similarly, two people who are married can be called a "married couple." Two guys playing basketball can be called "a couple of guys playing basketball."

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