couple

/kˈʌpʌl/

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Definitions

Noun
a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
Noun
a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
Noun
a small indefinite number; "he''s coming for a couple of days"
Noun
two items of the same kind
Noun
(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
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"
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link together; "can we couple these proposals?"
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form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
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engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"