couple

n 1: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple";

"an inseprable twosome" [syn: {twosome}, {duo}, {duet}]

2: a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from

Chicago" [syn: {mates}, {match}]

3: a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of

days"

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" [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}]