cou·ple | \ ˈkə-pəl 
; "couple of" is often ˌkə-plə(v) \
; "couple of" is often ˌkə-plə(v) \Definition of couple
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
b : two persons paired together
The people were lined up in couples.
3 : something that joins or links two things together: such as
a : two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
b : a pair of substances that in contact with an electrolyte (see electrolyte sense 1) participate in a transfer of electrons which causes an electric current to flow
4 : an indefinite small number : few a couple of days ago
couple
verbcou·ple | \ ˈkə-pəl \
\coupled; coupling\ ˈkə-p(ə-)liŋ \
\Definition of couple (Entry 2 of 3)
1a : to connect for consideration together
b : to join for combined effect
2a : to fasten together : link
b : to bring (two electric circuits) into such close proximity as to permit mutual influence
3 : to join in marriage or sexual union
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Noun
coupledom \ ˈkə-pəl-dəm \ noun
\ nounSynonyms & Antonyms for couple
Synonyms: Noun
Synonyms: Verb
- associate,
- coalesce,
- combine,
- conjoin,
- conjugate,
- connect,
- fuse,
- interfuse,
- join,
- link (up),
- marry,
- unify,
- unite
Antonyms: Noun
- army,
- crowd,
- flock,
- gazillion,
- horde,
- host,
- jillion,
- kazillion,
- legion,
- loads,
- many,
- mountain,
- multitude,
- oodles,
- scads,
- thousands,
- zillion
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of couple in a Sentence
Noun
“Are they a couple?” “No, they are just good friends.”
Seventeen couples participated in the survey. Verb
a device that makes it possible to couple the pieces
The coils are loosely coupled.
The wire is coupled to the terminal.
It took an hour to couple the trailer to the truck.
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Allen, meanwhile, has a couple of those, as well, including twin receivers Bryson and Blaine Green, both of whom are committed to Oklahoma State.
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Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, "Previews and predictions for notable high school football games, like the TAPPS showdown we’ve all been waiting for," 11 Nov. 2020 Two of the most poignant accounts came from a couple of coaches with Florida State connections — Bobby Bowden and Red Dawson — who might have died 50 years ago if fate had not intervened.
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Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, "Fate saved Bobby Bowden from dying in Marshall plane crash 50 years ago | Commentary," 11 Nov. 2020 And then a couple of lads from England—and one from Ireland—came along.
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Billboard Staff, Billboard, "'A Field Guide to Internet Boyfriends': Read the Harry Styles Excerpt," 10 Nov. 2020 The couple — who share a birthday — celebrated their big day on Monday with sweet posts on social media.
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Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, "Nick Lachey Serenades Wife Vanessa for 40th Birthday: 'I Love You More and More Each Year'," 9 Nov. 2020 See those global reactions here: Fortune – Power couple.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, "Kamala Harris makes history," 9 Nov. 2020 The couple, who are both Black, is suing three police officers and the Village of Put-in-Bay for excessive use of force, false arrest and assault and battery for the incident that happened on May 24.
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Omar Abdel-baqui, Detroit Free Press, "Metro Detroit couple, others sue tiny Ohio island town cops for alleged excessive force," 9 Nov. 2020 So were the seats at the stadium, except for those cutouts, and also a couple of security guards in blue windbreaker jackets who leaned against the top rail of Autzen, six-feet apart, watching.
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John Canzano, oregonlive, "Canzano: Oregon Ducks opener was a survive-and-advance victory over Stanford," 8 Nov. 2020 The judge also ordered the couple — who pleaded guilty in June to charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and tax evasion — to pay nearly $51,000 owed to the IRS.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Bonita couple who founded charity sentenced to prison for stealing millions," 7 Nov. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb More than 30 years later, the power and limitations of Ms. Harris’s instinct to couple insider politics with her lens as a Black woman and first-generation American are on display as Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s running mate.
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New York Times, "What Kamala Harris Learned About Power at Howard," 14 Oct. 2020 Users will also be able to order from multiple restaurants or couple a food order with the purchase of other items and receive everything within the same delivery.
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Fortune, "Uber Eats wants to deliver flowers and pet supplies, too," 7 Oct. 2020 In some cases, those few extra days could be a female wallaby’s only chance to couple up.
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Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, "Swamp Wallabies Can Get Pregnant While Pregnant," 2 Mar. 2020 Taylor and Cartwright are the third Vanderpump Rules couple to announce their pregnancy.
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Michele Corrison, PEOPLE.com, "Vanderpump Rules Stars Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright Expecting Their First Child," 21 Sep. 2020 They couple celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary last week on Sept. 8.
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Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, "Ashley Tisdale expecting first child with Christopher French: 'Little Frenchie on the way'," 18 Sep. 2020 Every few days, the islanders must couple up or risk going home.
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Nina Zafar, Washington Post, "What to watch on Friday: ‘The Duchess’ on Netflix," 11 Sep. 2020 The charger can accurately pinpoint where devices are placed, quickly couple them with coils, and offer just the right amount of power each device needs.
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired, "This Wireless Charger Imitates Apple’s AirPower Tech—Almost," 25 Aug. 2020 But one of the easiest ways is to couple one of the personal Southwest credit cards with a Southwest business credit card.
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Jennifer Yellin, CNN Underscored, "Earn 65,000 bonus points with these limited-time Southwest credit card offers," 14 Aug. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Amid the exquisiteness are just a couple minor missteps.
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Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, "2021 Genesis GV80: Car and Driver 10Best," 18 Nov. 2020 All the sales will have great deals on electronics, but in terms of other product categories, each event has a couple different focus areas.
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Krystin Arneson, CNN Underscored, "Walmart’s Black Friday ‘Deals for Days’ event features some truly incredible bargains," 5 Nov. 2020 On the bright side, quarterback Brandon Peters had a couple nice runs and finished with seven carries for 75 yards.
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Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, "Big Ten football misery index: Replacing Rutgers as the butt of our jokes," 25 Oct. 2020 Lenore has a couple different black cocktail rings—some were vintage and some were Neil Lane as well.
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Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, "The Jewelry Secrets of Ryan Murphy’s Ratched," 12 Oct. 2020 MC Bravado, a Baltimore rapper, was able to quit his job as a full time teacher to go into music -- and now pays a reasonable amount on healthcare for physicals and a couple minor medications.
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Steve Knopper, Billboard, "Obamacare Is in Danger Again and Indie Musicians Are On Edge," 6 Oct. 2020 Becca is predictably unhappy with the malevolent super-couple dropping in unannounced.
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Nick Schager, EW.com, "The Boys recap: Dads say the darndest things," 2 Oct. 2020 Swift is truly a friend to both halves of the Zigi super-couple.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, "Taylor Swift Sent Gigi Hadid's Baby Girl the Sweetest Handmade Present," 26 Sep. 2020 Winnipeg, which faces Calgary, can lean on assistant coach Charlie Huddy, who won a couple five-game series on the way to Stanley Cup championships with the Oilers.
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Stephen Whyno, Star Tribune, "Throwback 5-game series force players to 'embrace the grind'," 29 July 2020
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“Couple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couple. Accessed 7 Dec. 2020.
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More Definitions for couple
couple
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of couple
(Entry 1 of 2)
: two people who are married or who have a romantic or sexual relationship
: two people or things that are together
couple
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of couple (Entry 2 of 2)
: to join (two things) together
: to join (something) to something else
See the full definition for couple in the English Language Learners Dictionary
couple
nouncou·ple | \ ˈkəp-əl \
\Kids Definition of couple
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : two people who are married or in a romantic relationship
2 : two people or things paired together
Line up in couples.
3 : two things that are of the same kind or that are thought of together
It cost a couple of dollars. A couple of strange things happened today.
couple
verbcoupled; coupling
Kids Definition of couple (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to join or link together : connect Workers coupled freight cars.
2 : to join in pairs
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