couple: Meaning and Definition of

cou•ple

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. a pair of equal, parallel forces acting in opposite directions and tending to produce rotation.
5. Also calleda pair of rafters connected by a tie beam or collar beam.
6. a leash for holding two hounds together.
7. two hounds: 25 hounds or 1212 couple.
8. 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.

1. to fasten, link, or associate together in a pair or pairs.
2. to join; connect.
3. to unite in marriage or in sexual union.
1. to join or associate by means of a coupler.
2. to bring (two electric circuits or circuit components) close enough to permit an exchange of electromagnetic energy.

1. to join in a pair; unite.
2. to copulate.