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Definitions for Couple

[1] two of the same sort considered together; pair.
[2] two persons considered as joined together, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners: They make a handsome couple.
[3] any two persons considered together.
[4] Mechanics . a pair of equal, parallel forces acting in opposite directions and tending to produce rotation.
[5] Also called couple-close. Carpentry . a pair of rafters connected by a tie beam or collar beam.
[6] a leash for holding two hounds together.
[7] Fox Hunting . two hounds: 25 hounds or 12½ couple.
[8] to fasten, link, or associate together in a pair or pairs.
[9] to join; connect.
[10] to unite in marriage or in sexual union.
[11] Electricity . to join or associate by means of a coupler. to bring (two electric circuits or circuit components) close enough to permit an exchange of electromagnetic energy.
[12] to join in a pair; unite.
[13] to copulate.
[14] a couple of , more than two, but not many, of; a small number of; a few: It will take a couple of days for the package to get there. A dinner party, whether for a couple of old friends or eight new acquaintances, takes nearly the same amount of effort. Also Informal , a couple.
[15] two people who regularly associate with each other or live together an engaged couple
[16] (functioning as singular or plural) two people considered as a pair, for or as if for dancing, games, etc
[17] mainly hunting a pair of collars joined by a leash, used to attach hounds to one another two hounds joined in this way the unit of reckoning for hounds in a pack twenty and a half couple
[18] a pair of equal and opposite parallel forces that have a tendency to produce rotation with a torque or turning moment equal to the product of either force and the perpendicular distance between them
[19] physics two dissimilar metals, alloys, or semiconductors in electrical contact, across which a voltage develops See thermocouple Also called: galvanic couple two dissimilar metals or alloys in electrical contact that when immersed in an electrolyte act as the electrodes of an electrolytic cell
[20] a connector or link between two members, such as a tie connecting a pair of rafters in a roof
[21] a couple of (functioning as singular or plural) a combination of two; a pair of a couple of men informal a small number of; a few a couple of days
[22] (usually preceded by a; functioning as singular or plural) two; a pair give him a couple
[23] (tr) to connect (two things) together or to connect (one thing) to (another) to couple railway carriages
[24] (tr) to do (two things) simultaneously or alternately he couples studying with teaching
[25] to form or be formed into a pair or pairs
[26] to associate, put, or connect together history is coupled with sociology
[27] to link (two circuits) by electromagnetic induction
[28] (intr) to have sexual intercourse
[29] to join or be joined in marriage; marry
[30] (tr) to attach (two hounds to each other)

Words related to Couple

set, team, connect, twosome, span, duo, item, yoke, couplet, brace, newlyweds, twain, dyad, deuce, doublet, copulate, wed, marry, conjoin, unite

Words nearby Couple

coupe, couperin, couperus, coupette, coupland, couple, couple-close, coupled, coupled pulse, coupled rhythm, coupledom

Origin of Couple

1175–1225; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French c(o)uple, Old French cople, cuple < Latin cōpula a tie, bond (see copula); (v.) Middle English couplen < Anglo-French co(u)pler, Old French copler, cupler < Latin copulāre (see copulate)

Words that may be confused with Couple

couple, pair, several, (see, synonym, study, at, pair)

Other words from Couple

cou·ple·a·ble , adjective
in·ter·cou·ple , adjective
well-cou·pled , adjective

Word origin for Couple

C13: from Old French: a pair, from Latin cōpula a bond; see copula

Synonyms for Couple

set, team, brace, couplet, deuce, doublet, duo, dyad, item, newlyweds, span, twain, twosome, yoke, husband and wife