| NOUN | group | couple, twosome, duo, duet | a pair who associate with one another |
|---|---|---|---|
| group | couple, mates, match | a pair of people who live together | |
| quantity | couple | a small indefinite number | |
| quantity | couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad | two items of the same kind | |
| object | couple | (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines | |
| VERB | contact | couple, match, mate, pair, twin | bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
| contact | couple, couple on, couple up | link together | |
| social | couple, pair, pair off, partner off | form a pair or pairs | |
| contact | couple, copulate, mate, pair | engage in sexual intercourse |
| Sounds | kah'pahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A pair who associate with one another. | |
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| Example | "the engaged couple" | |
| Synonyms | twosome, duo, duet | |
| Narrower | same-sex marriage | Two people of the same sex / sex who live together as a family |
| Broader | pair | Two people considered as a unit |
| Spanish | dúo, pareja | |
| Catalan | duo, parella, parell | |
| Verbs | couple | form a pair or pairs |
| Meaning | A pair of people who live together. | |
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| Example | "a married couple from Chicago" | |
| Synonyms | mates, match | |
| Narrower | DINK | A couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids) |
| power couple | A couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential | |
| Broader | family, family unit | primary social group |
| Spanish | matrimonio, pareja | |
| Catalan | matrimoni, parella | |
| Verbs | couple | engage in sexual intercourse |
| Meaning | A small indefinite number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he's coming for a couple of days" | |
| Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
| Spanish | par | |
| Catalan | parell | |
| Meaning | Two items of the same kind. | |
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| Synonyms | pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad | |
| Parts | mate, fellow | One of a pair |
| Narrower | doubleton | (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player |
| Broader | two, 2, II, deuce | The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number |
| Spanish | dúo, pareja, par, tándem | |
| Catalan | duo, parella, parell | |
| Verbs | couple | bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
| Meaning | (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Parts | moment of a couple | given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them |
| Narrower | dipole | A pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance |
| Broader | unit, building block | A single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else |
| Meaning | Bring two objects, ideas, or people together. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "This fact is coupled to the other one" | |
| Synonyms | match, mate, pair, twin | |
| Narrower | mismatch | match badly |
| mismate | Provide with an unsuitable mate | |
| Broader | join | Cause to become joined / joined or linked |
| Similar to | match | Give or join in marriage |
| Spanish | acoplar, casar, emparejar, relacionar | |
| Catalan | acoblar, aparellar, casar, relacionar | |
| Nouns | couple | two items of the same kind |
| coupling | a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together | |
| Meaning | link together. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "can we couple these proposals?" | |
| Synonyms | couple on, couple up | |
| Broader | attach | Cause to be attached |
| Opposite | uncouple, decouple | disconnect or separate |
| Spanish | acoplar | |
| Nouns | coupling, coupler | a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects |
| Meaning | form a pair or pairs. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | pair, pair off, partner off | |
| Broader | unite, unify | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief |
| Spanish | aparearse, aparear, emparejarse, emparejar | |
| Catalan | acoblar-se, acoblar, aparellar-se, aparellar, apariar-se, apariar | |
| Nouns | couple | a pair who associate with one another |
| Meaning | Engage in sexual intercourse. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | copulate, mate, pair | |
| Entailed by | conceive | Become pregnant |
| Narrower | breed, cover | copulate with a female, used especially of horses |
| deflower, ruin | deprive of virginity | |
| nick | mate successfully | |
| ride, mount | copulate with | |
| serve, service | mate with | |
| sleep together, 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 | Have sexual intercourse with | |
| sodomize, sodomise, bugger | Practice anal sex upon | |
| sodomize, sodomise | copulate with an animal | |
| tread | mate with | |
| Broader | join, conjoin | make contact or come together |
| Spanish | aparearse, aparear, copular, emparejarse | |
| Catalan | acoblar-se, aparellar, apariar-se | |
| Nouns | couple | a pair of people who live together |
| coupling | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | |
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