coupling

adj. connecting, linking, joining

n. mating; joining, bringing together; connecting part (Machinery)

v. connect, join, link; marry; mate, engage in sexual intercourse

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Noun
1. a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
(synonym) yoke
(hypernym) connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
(derivation) match, mate, couple, pair, twin
2. a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
(synonym) coupler
(hypernym) mechanical device
(hyponym) clevis
(derivation) couple, couple on, couple up
3. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
(synonym) mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
(hypernym) sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
(hyponym) assortative mating
(derivation) copulate, mate, pair, couple

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Noun
1. a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
2. a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
(synonym) mates, match
(hypernym) family, family unit
(hyponym) power couple
(derivation) copulate, mate, pair
3. a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
(synonym) twosome, duo, duet
(hypernym) pair
(hyponym) same-sex marriage
(derivation) pair, pair off, partner off
4. two items of the same kind
(synonym) pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
(hypernym) two, 2, II, deuce
(hyponym) doubleton
(derivation) match, mate, pair, twin
5. something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
(hypernym) unit, building block
(hyponym) dipole
(part-meronym) moment

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Verb
1. bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
(synonym) match, mate, pair, twin
(hypernym) join, bring together
(hyponym) mismate
(verb-group) match
(derivation) pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
2. link together; "can we couple these proposals?"
(synonym) couple on, couple up
(antonym) uncouple, decouple
(hypernym) attach
(derivation) coupling, coupler
3. form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
(synonym) pair, pair off, partner off
(hypernym) unite, unify
(derivation) twosome, duo, duet
4. make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"
(synonym) copulate, mate, pair
(hypernym) join, conjoin
(hyponym) nick
(derivation) mates, match

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