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couple

UK/ˈkʌp.əl/ US/ˈkʌp.ɫ̩/ very common informal us
noun (5) verb (4)

noun

1.

a small indefinite number

  • “he”
2.

a pair of people who live together

  • “a married couple from Chicago”
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3.

a pair who associate with one another

  • “the engaged couple”
  • “an inseparable twosome”
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4.
5.

something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines

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”
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2.

link together

  • “can we couple these proposals?”
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3.

form a pair or pairs

  • “The two old friends paired off”
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4.

make love

  • “Birds mate in the Spring”
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Origin

From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.

Phrases

  • active couple
  • argue like a married couple
  • argue like an old married couple
  • bicker like a married couple
  • bicker like an old married couple
  • bridal couple
  • couple three
  • couple up
  • coupling rod

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