couple (
http://definr.com/couple)
n 1: a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of
days"
2: a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from
Chicago" [syn:
mates,
match]
3: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple";
"an inseparable twosome" [syn:
twosome,
duo,
duet]
4: two items of the same kind [syn:
doubleton,
pair,
twosome,
twain,
brace,
span,
yoke,
couplet,
distich,
duo,
duet,
dyad,
duad]
5: something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act
along parallel lines
v 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"
[syn:
match,
mate,
pair,
twin]
2: link together [syn:
couple on,
couple up] [ant:
uncouple]
3: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn:
pair,
pair off,
partner off]
4: make love; "Birds mate in the Spring" [syn:
copulate,
mate,
pair]