Sekirov Dictionary

couple

/ˈkʌp.əl/

noun 7
verb 5
adjective 1
determiner 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun7

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two things of the same kind that belong together or are thought of together
- A couple of police officers appeared at the door.
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Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
- Having a beloved couple (Jim and Pam, Cory and Topanga) exchange vows was once a foolproof way to juice TV ratings. — 2026
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(informal) A small number.
- A couple of billiard balls, all mud and dirt, two battered hats, a champagne bottle […] — 1838
A turning effect created by forces that produce a non-zero external torque.
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That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
- I’ll keep my stables where / I lodge my wife; I’ll go in couples with her — 1610
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
A couple-close.

verb5

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To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
- Now the conductor will couple the train cars.
- I've coupled our system to theirs.
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To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.
- On their wedding night they coupled nine times. — 1987
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To cause (two animals) to copulate, to bring (two animals) together for mating.
- The Parilia was generally considered to be the best time for coupling the rams and the ewes. — 1890
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(old-fashioned) To join in wedlock; to marry.
- I am just going to perform a very good office, it is to assist with the archbishop, in degrading a parson who couples all our beggars — 1801
To enter (multiple horses with the same owner) into a race so that a single bet can be placed on any of them winning.

adjective1

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(US, informal) Two or (a) small number of.
- Put any couple guys in a tricked out car and a couple of bandannas […]" He trailed off. — 2005

determiner1

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(US, informal) Two or a few, a small number of.
- A couple fewer people show up every week.
- I'll be there in a couple minutes.

forms

coupled · coupling · couples

Phrases with couple

couple up
To put into a couple; to put into, or connect together as, a group of two.

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