Dictionary definition · couple
noun
- a pair who associate with one another"the engaged couple"
- a pair of people who live together"a married couple from Chicago"
- a small indefinite number"he's coming for a couple of days"
- two items of the same kind
- (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
verb
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together"This fact is coupled to the other one"
- link together"can we couple these proposals?"
- form a pair or pairs"The two old friends paired off"
- engage in sexual intercourse"Birds mate in the spring"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).