couple

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Synonyms: coupe, copple, souple, coupee, coule, cople, couply

Antonyms: coupe, copple, souple, coupee, coule, cople, couply

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|three or more like items, considered together}} Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
2. Two [[partner]]s in a [[romantic]] or [[sexual]] [[relationship]].
3. {{senseid|en|small number}} {{lb|en|informal}} A small number.
4. One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a [[voltaic couple]] or [[galvanic couple]].
5. {{senseid|en|Q253897}} {{lb|en|physics}} A turning effect created by forces that produce a non-zero external torque.
6. {{lb|en|architecture}} A [[couple-close]].
7. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|informal|US|Canada}} [[two|Two]] or (a) small number of.

Determiner

1. {{lb|en|colloquial|US|Canada}} [[two|Two]] or [[a few]], a small number of.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[join]] (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
2. {{lb|en|transitive|dated}} To join in wedlock; to marry.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To join in sexual intercourse; to [[copulate]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause (two animals) to [[copulate]], to bring (two animals) together for mating.
5. {{lb|en|horse racing|transitive}} To enter (multiple horses with the same owner) into a race so that a single [[bet]] can be placed on any of them winning.

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