Couple definition

Couple as a noun

1. a pair who associate with one another

   "the engaged couple"

   Same sense: duo, duet, twosome

2. a pair of people who live together

   "a married couple from Chicago"

   Same sense: match, mates

3. a small indefinite number

   "he's coming for a couple of days"

4. two items of the same kind

   Same sense: pair, duo, span, brace, duet, twain, yoke, couplet

5. (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines

Couple as a verb

6. bring two objects, ideas, or people together

   "This fact is coupled to the other one"

   Same sense: match, pair, mate, twin

7. link together

   "can we couple these proposals?"

   Same sense: couple on, couple up

8. form a pair or pairs

   Same sense: partner off, pair, pair off

9. engage in sexual intercourse

   Same sense: pair, mate, copulate

Synonyms and antonyms

• duo
• duet
• twosome
• match definition
• mates
• pair
• span
• brace
• twain
• yoke
• couplet
• mate
• twin
• couple on
• couple up
• partner off
• pair off
• copulate

Opposite: uncouple.

How to say couple

Couple has 2 syllables and rhymes with supple. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with couple

• supple
• decouple
• uncouple

COUPLE in word games

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

14

Anagrams

0

Is COUPLE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check COUPLE in the word checker, or unscramble COUPLE to see the shorter words in its letters.