couple
(noun, verb, determiner)
determiner
1. (informal) A small number of.
noun
1. a pair who associate with one another
- the engaged couple
Similar word(s): duet, duo, twosome
Definition categories: group, pair
2. a pair of people who live together
- a married couple from Chicago
Definition categories: group, family
3. a small indefinite number
- he's coming for a couple of days
Definition categories: quantity
4. two items of the same kind
Similar word(s): brace, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke
Definition categories: quantity, deuce, two
5. (physics) 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
Similar word(s): match, mate, pair, twin
Definition categories: contact, join
2. link together
- can we couple these proposals?
Definition categories: contact, attach
3. form a pair or pairs
Similar word(s): pair
Definition categories: social, unify, unite
4. engage in sexual intercourse
Similar word(s): copulate, mate, pair
Definition categories: contact, conjoin, join
Sentences with couple as a verb:
- Now the conductor will couple the train cars.
- I've coupled our system to theirs.