What does couple mean?
Definitions for couple
ˈkʌp əlcou·ple
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word couple.
Princeton's WordNet
couple, twosome, duo, duetnoun
a pair who associate with one another
"the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
couple, mates, matchnoun
a pair of people who live together
"a married couple from Chicago"
couplenoun
a small indefinite number
"he's coming for a couple of days"
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun
two items of the same kind
coupleverb
(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
match, mate, couple, pair, twinverb
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"
couple, couple on, couple upverb
link together
"can we couple these proposals?"
pair, pair off, partner off, coupleverb
form a pair or pairs
"The two old friends paired off"
copulate, mate, pair, coupleverb
engage in sexual intercourse
"Birds mate in the Spring"
Wiktionary
couplenoun
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
Etymology: From cople, from copula
couplenoun
Two of the same kind connected or considered together (see Usage notes).
Etymology: From cople, from copula
couplenoun
A small number of. See usage notes.
Etymology: From cople, from copula
couplenoun
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
Etymology: From cople, from copula
couplenoun
Two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction (and acting along parallel lines), thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment.
Etymology: From cople, from copula
coupleverb
To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
Etymology: From cople, from copula
coupleverb
To join in wedlock; to marry.
Etymology: From cople, from copula
coupleverb
To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.
Etymology: From cople, from copula
Webster Dictionary
Coupleadjective
that which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler
Etymology: [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v.]
Coupleadjective
two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace
Etymology: [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v.]
Coupleadjective
a male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed
Etymology: [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v.]
Coupleadjective
see Couple-close
Etymology: [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v.]
Coupleadjective
one of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple
Etymology: [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v.]
Coupleadjective
two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes
Etymology: [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v.]
Couple
to link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join
Etymology: [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v.]
Couple
to join in wedlock; to marry
Etymology: [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v.]
Coupleverb
to come together as male and female; to copulate
Etymology: [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v.]
Freebase
Couple
In mechanics, a couple is a system of forces with a resultant moment but no resultant force. A better term is force couple or pure moment. Its effect is to create rotation without translation, or more generally without any acceleration of the centre of mass. In rigid body mechanics, force couples are free vectors, meaning their effects on a body are independent of the point of application. The resultant moment of a couple is called a torque. This is not to be confused with the term torque as it is used in physics, where it is merely a synonym of moment. Instead, torque is a special case of moment. Torque has special properties that moment does not have, in particular the property of being independent of reference point, as described below.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Couple
kup′l, n. that which joins two things together: two of a kind joined together, or connected: two: one pair at a dance: a pair: esp. of married or betrothed persons: (statics) a pair of equal forces acting on the same body in opposite and parallel directions.—v.t. to join together.—v.i. to pair sexually.—ns. Coup′lement, union: a couple; Coup′ler, one who or that which couples or unites; Coup′let, two lines of verse that rhyme with each other; Coup′ling, that which connects, an appliance for transmitting motion in machinery; Coup′ling-box, the box or ring of metal connecting the contiguous ends of two lengths of shafts; Coup′ling-pin, a pin or bolt used in coupling machinery.—adj. Well-coupled, of a horse, well formed at the part where the back joins the rump. [O. Fr. cople—L. copula.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
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.
CrunchBase
Couple
Couple is an app just for the two of you. It helps you stay connected, and feel close to each other. Whether it’s texting, sharing videos, photos, sketching together and more, Couple let’s your partner know that you’re thinking about them.Couple was part of the YCombinator W2012 batch, and was formerly named Pair until they renamed to Couple on January 31st, 2013.
Editors Contribution
couple
A male and female united in a relationship.
They are a loving, united and joyful couple.
Submitted by MaryC on May 10, 2020couple
A partnership who have a romantic connection and relationship or a partnership who live together at a dwelling, house or property.
They are an amazing couple and love each other very much , choose to get married and spend their lives together.
Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020
Matched Categories
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'couple' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #944
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'couple' in Written Corpus Frequency: #424
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'couple' in Nouns Frequency: #306
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'couple' in Verbs Frequency: #889
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of couple in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of couple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of couple in a Sentence
When he said he hit a friend of his in the face with a lock, with a pad lock, right in the face, I say, 'Whoa,' that's pretty bad, and when he said he stabbed somebody with a knife but it hit a belt buckle -- I know all about knives and belt buckles. Belt buckles aren't gonna stop because they can turn, they can twist ... they're not solid especially if somebody's got a couple extra pounds on them.
It's been a very, very strong run on testing, obviously, not making any excuses for it : we should have had more tests available. But hopefully now as we get into the first couple of weeks in January, that'll get much better.
We knew we had the expertise to build high-end optics but at a reasonable price, with that we went down the path of getting the products designed and contacting a manufacturer in Japan. After a couple of months, as we were brainstorming with a friend, he asked if it would be possible to get the binoculars customized. Initially that seemed like a real stretch, but we talked to the factory, and they said it was something they could do. We knew we had an innovative approach with going direct-to-consumer. The customization piece let us know we had something really special.
The deal itself is going along pretty well, i would even say very well, we'll see what happens over the next couple of weeks. We're getting close to a very historic, monumental deal and if it doesn't happen, we'll be fine too, maybe even better.
There are lots of ways to be intimate with your partner after the birth of a baby (hand holding, cuddling, massage and genital stimulation without vaginal penetration). Finding alternate ways of being intimate without vaginal penetration can be very therapeutic for the couple.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for couple
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- двойка, свързвам, чифт, съединявамBulgarian
- parellaCatalan, Valencian
- párCzech
- parDanish
- einige, Paar, ein [[paar]]German
- [[kelkaj]]..., geedzo, paroEsperanto
- unos, par, un [[par]] de, acoplar, parejaSpanish
- pari, pariskuntaFinnish
- paire, [[deux ou trois]]..., couple, époux, quelquesFrench
- ordphéire, cúplaIrish
- dithis, càraidScottish Gaelic
- חיבר, איחד, מעט, זוגHebrew
- जोड़ाHindi
- զույգArmenian
- duo, kuplar, paroIdo
- parIcelandic
- coppia, paio, agganciareItalian
- 偶力, 一対, 二人, 二、三, 電対, 対, カップル, ペア, 二つJapanese
- ದಂಪತಿಗಳುKannada
- 두셋, 두Korean
- pārisLatvian
- tōpūMāori
- tweetal, duo, koppelen, stel, koppel, paarDutch
- paraPolish
- acoplar, poucos, alguns, par, casal, duplaPortuguese
- cuplu, cupla, perecheRomanian
- двое, полюс, чета, параRussian
- parSlovene
- ett [[par]], par, pol, kopplaSwedish
- ПараUkrainian
- Vợ chồngVietnamese
- 一对Chinese
Get even more translations for couple »
Translation
Find a translation for the couple definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"couple." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2022. Web. 24 May 2022. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/couple>.
Discuss these couple definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In