couple
/ˈkʌpəl/
noun
- 1
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
- 2
Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
- 3
A small number.
- 4
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
- 5
Two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction (and acting along parallel lines), thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment.
- 6
A couple-close.
- 7
That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
verb
- 1
To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
“I've coupled our system to theirs.”
- 2
To join in wedlock; to marry.
- 3
To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.
adjective
- 1
Two or (a) small number of.
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