Couple

Quick meaning: Couple is a noun meaning Two of the same kind connected or considered together.

Meaning

Two of the same kind connected or considered together.

More Meanings

1. Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
2. (informal) A small number.
3. One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
4. (physics) A turning effect created by forces that produce a non-zero external torque.
5. (architecture) A couple-close.
6. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
7. (informal, US, Canada) Two or (a) small number of.

Example Sentences

A couple of police officers appeared at the door.

When we got on board again after a couple of hours on shore[…]

A couple of billiard balls, all mud and dirt, two battered hats, a champagne bottle […]

[…]couple of tables; one of which bore some preparations for supper; while, on the other […]

Word Forms

• couples
• coupling
• coupled

Synonyms for couple

Depending on context, synonyms include twosome, brace, pair, few, handful, affix.

Antonyms for couple

Common opposites include uncouple.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mates, copulate, pair, twosome, dyad, duad.

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