Definitions of couple [ˈkʌp əl]

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Definition of 'couple'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) couple
a combination of two of a kind; pair.

2.  couple
a grouping of two persons, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners.

3.  couple
any two persons considered together.

4.  couple
a small number; few:
We met a couple of times.

5.  couple
a pair of equal, parallel forces acting in opposite directions and tending to produce rotation.

6.  couple
something that joins two things together.

7. (v.t.) couple
to fasten or associate together in a pair or pairs.

8.  couple
to join; connect.

9.  couple
to unite in marriage or in sexual union.

10.  couple
to join or associate by means of a coupler.

11.  couple
to bring (two electric circuits or circuit components) close enough to permit an exchange of electromagnetic energy.

12. (v.i.) couple
to join in a pair; unite.

13.  couple
to copulate.

Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < AF c(o)uple, OF cople, cuple < L cōpula a tie, bond (see copula ))

Definition of 'couple'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) couple, twosome, duo, duet
a pair who associate with one another
"the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"

2. (noun) couple, mates, match
a pair of people who live together
"a married couple from Chicago"

3. (noun) couple
a small indefinite number
"he's coming for a couple of days"

4. (noun) couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
two items of the same kind

5. (verb) couple
(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines

6. (verb) match, mate, couple, pair, twin
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"

7. (verb) couple, couple on, couple up
link together
"can we couple these proposals?"

8. (verb) pair, pair off, partner off, couple
form a pair or pairs
"The two old friends paired off"

9. (verb) copulate, mate, pair, couple
engage in sexual intercourse
"Birds mate in the Spring"

Definition of 'couple'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) couple
a couple (of)
two of a particular type
I took a couple of peaches.; "How many times have you tried this?" "A couple."

2. couple
a few
I had a couple of things to do in town.

3. couple
two people having a romantic relationship
couples holding hands

Definition of 'couple'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) couple
that which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler

2. (adj) couple
two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace

3. (adj) couple
a male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed

4. (adj) couple
see Couple-close

5. (adj) couple
one of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple

6. (adj) couple
two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes

7. couple
to link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join

8. couple
to join in wedlock; to marry

9. (verb) couple
to come together as male and female; to copulate

Definition of 'couple'

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

1. couple
Two forces applied to different points of a straight line, when opposed in direction or unequal in amount, tend to cause rotation about a point intermediate between their points of application and lying on the straight line. Such a pair constitute a couple.

Translation of 'couple'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: two; a few Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.
Afrikaans: paar	Arabic: عَدَد قَليل مِن ، إثنان	Bulgarian: чифт
Brazilian: uns poucos	Czech: pár, několik	German: ein paar
Danish: par; nogle	Greek: δύο, μερικοί	Spanish: un par; unos cuantos, una
Estonian: paar, mõni	Farsi: دوتا؛ چند تا	Finnish: pari
French: (environ) deux	Hebrew: שְּׂנֵי, שְׁתֵי	Hindi: दो, कुछ
Croatian: par, nekoliko	Hungarian: néhány	Indonesian: beberapa
Icelandic: tvennt af e-u; fáeinir	Italian: paio	Japanese: いくつか
Korean: 2개	Lithuanian: pora, keletas	Latvian: pāris; daži
Malay: beberapa	Dutch: paar	Norwegian: par, noen få
Polish: para	Persian: دوتا؛ چند تا	Pashto: دو دانی یی، څو دانی
Portuguese: par	Romanian: câţiva	Russian: пара
Slovak: pár	Slovenian: par, nekaj	Serbian: par
Swedish: ett par, några	Thai: สอง; ไม่มาก	Turkish: iki; birkaç
Taiwanese: 一對，一些	Ukrainian: пара	Urdu: دو، كچ‍ھ‍
Vietnamese: hai	Chinese: 一对，三两个
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