Noun

• S: (n) yoke, coupling (a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together)
• S: (n) coupling, coupler (a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects)
• S: (n) coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union (the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes) "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"

Verb

• S: (v) 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"
• S: (v) couple, couple on, couple up (link together) "can we couple these proposals?"
• S: (v) pair, pair off, partner off, couple (form a pair or pairs) "The two old friends paired off"
• S: (v) copulate, mate, pair, couple (engage in sexual intercourse) "Birds mate in the Spring"
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