Noun

• S: (n) couple (couple%1:14:00::), twosome (twosome%1:14:00::), duo (duo%1:14:00::), duet (duet%1:14:00::) (a pair who associate with one another) "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
• S: (n) couple (couple%1:14:01::), mates (mates%1:14:00::), match (match%1:14:00::) (a pair of people who live together) "a married couple from Chicago"
• S: (n) couple (couple%1:23:01::) (a small indefinite number) "he's coming for a couple of days"
• S: (n) couple (couple%1:23:00::), pair (pair%1:23:00::), twosome (twosome%1:23:00::), twain (twain%1:23:00::), brace (brace%1:23:00::), span (span%1:23:02::), yoke (yoke%1:23:00::), couplet (couplet%1:23:00::), distich (distich%1:23:00::), duo (duo%1:23:00::), duet (duet%1:23:00::), dyad (dyad%1:23:00::), duad (duad%1:23:00::) (two items of the same kind)
• S: (n) couple (couple%1:17:00::) ((physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines)

Verb

• S: (v) match (match%2:35:08::), mate (mate%2:35:02::), couple (couple%2:35:02::), pair (pair%2:35:01::), twin (twin%2:35:00::) (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%2:35:01::), couple on (couple_on%2:35:00::), couple up (couple_up%2:35:00::) (link together) "can we couple these proposals?"
• S: (v) pair (pair%2:41:00::), pair off (pair_off%2:41:00::), partner off (partner_off%2:41:00::), couple (couple%2:41:00::) (form a pair or pairs) "The two old friends paired off"
• S: (v) copulate (copulate%2:35:00::), mate (mate%2:35:00::), pair (pair%2:35:00::), couple (couple%2:35:00::) (engage in sexual intercourse) "Birds mate in the Spring"