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Meaning of couple

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  couple
      n 1: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged
           couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: {couple},
           {twosome}, {duo}, {duet}]
      2: a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from
         Chicago" [syn: {couple}, {mates}, {match}]
      3: a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"
      4: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome},
         {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich},
         {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
      5: (physics) 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}, {couple}, {pair}, {twin}]
      2: link together; "can we couple these proposals?" [syn:
         {couple}, {couple on}, {couple up}] [ant: {decouple},
         {uncouple}]
      3: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn:
         {pair}, {pair off}, {partner off}, {couple}]
      4: engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
         [syn: {copulate}, {mate}, {pair}, {couple}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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