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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   Two of the same kind connected or considered together.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   A small number.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   Two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction (and acting along parallel lines), thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment.

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   A couple-close.

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.

8. Meaning 8 · verb

   To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).

   “I've coupled our system to theirs.”

9. Meaning 9 · verb

   To join in wedlock; to marry.

10. Meaning 10 · verb

    To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.

11. Meaning 11 · adjective

    Two or (a) small number of.

How this word is used

• Everyday “I've coupled our system to theirs.”
• Academic “In academic writing, “couple” can carry a precise technical sense.”
• Business “In business contexts, “couple” should be used only when the meaning is unambiguous.”

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