Couple - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
verb
- engage in sexual intercourse (syn: copulate, mate, pair)
Extra examples
Seventeen couples participated in the survey.
A device that makes it possible to couple the pieces
The coils are loosely coupled.
The wire is coupled to the terminal.
It took an hour to couple the trailer to the truck.
We spent a couple of hours resting and exploring the ruins.
Couple the two pipes together so that the water can flow freely.
Working too hard, coupled with not getting enough sleep, made her ill.
His name has been coupled with hers in the society page of the newspaper.
A man who coupled acts with words.
Each element is mathematically coupled to its neighbours.
Additional carriages can be coupled on (to the train) as needed.
This fact is coupled to the other one
A couple of times more
An elderly couple and their adult children
Word forms
I/you/we/they: couple
he/she/it: couples
present participle: coupling
past tense: coupled
past participle: coupled
singular: couple
plural: couples
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