couple

Noun

• (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines

• two items of the same kind

• a small indefinite number
  • he's coming for a couple of days
    

• a pair of people who live together
  • a married couple from Chicago
    

• a pair who associate with one another
  • the engaged couple
    
  • an inseparable twosome
    

Verb

• engage in sexual intercourse
  • Birds mate in the Spring
    

• form a pair or pairs
  • The two old friends paired off
    

• link together
  • can we couple these proposals?
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  mates , match , twosome , duo , duet , copulate , mate , pair , pair off , partner off , couple on , couple up , twin
• Antonyms: 
  uncouple , decouple