couple meaning and definition

COUPLE noun

Definition of couple (noun)

1. a pair who associate with one another
   • "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
   • synonyms: duet, duo, twosome
2. a pair of people who live together
   • "a married couple from Chicago"
   • synonyms: match, mates
3. a small indefinite number
   • "he's coming for a couple of days"
4. two items of the same kind
   • synonyms: brace, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke
5. (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines

COUPLE verb

Definition of couple (verb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: match, mate, pair, twin
2. link together
   • "can we couple these proposals?"
   • synonyms: couple on, couple up
   • antonym: decouple
3. form a pair or pairs
   • "The two old friends paired off"
   • synonyms: pair, pair off, partner off
4. engage in sexual intercourse
   • "Birds mate in the Spring"
   • synonyms: copulate, mate, pair