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couple
Overview of noun couple
The noun couple has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (242) couple -- (a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days")
2. (168) couple, mates, match -- (a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago")
3. (136) couple, twosome, duo, duet -- (a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome")
4. (34) couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad -- (two items of the same kind)
5. couple -- ((physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines)
Overview of verb couple
The verb couple has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (5) match, mate, couple, pair, twin -- (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")
2. (2) couple, couple on, couple up -- (link together; "can we couple these proposals?")
3. (1) pair, pair off, partner off, couple -- (form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off")
4. copulate, mate, pair, couple -- (make love; "Birds mate in the Spring")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun couple
5 senses of couple
Sense 1
couple
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> indefinite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
couple, mates, match
=> family, family unit
=> kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
couple, twosome, duo, duet
=> pair
=> gathering, assemblage
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
=> two,2, II, deuce
=> digit, figure
=> integer, whole number
=> number
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
couple
=> unit, building block
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun couple
4 of 5 senses of couple
Sense 2
couple, mates, match
=> power couple
=> DINK
Sense 3
couple, twosome, duo, duet
=> same-sex marriage
Sense 4
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
=> doubleton
Sense 5
couple
=> dipole
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun couple
5 senses of couple
Sense 1
couple
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Sense 2
couple, mates, match
=> family, family unit
Sense 3
couple, twosome, duo, duet
=> pair
Sense 4
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
=> two,2, II, deuce
Sense 5
couple
=> unit, building block
Antonyms of noun couple
Member Holonyms of noun couple
Substance Holonyms of noun couple
Part Holonyms of noun couple
Member Meronyms of noun couple
Substance Meronyms of noun couple
Part Meronyms of noun couple
1 of 5 senses of couple
Sense 5
couple
HAS PART: moment of a couple
Meronyms of noun couple
1 of 5 senses of couple
Sense 5
couple
HAS PART: moment of a couple
Holonyms of noun couple
Attributes of noun couple
Derived Forms of noun couple
3 of 5 senses of couple
Sense 2
couple, mates, match
RELATED TO>(verb) couple#4
=> copulate, mate, pair, couple
Sense 3
couple, twosome, duo, duet
RELATED TO>(verb) couple#3
=> pair, pair off, partner off, couple
Sense 4
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
RELATED TO>(verb) couple#1
=> match, mate, couple, pair, twin
Domain of noun couple
1 of 5 senses of couple
Sense 5
couple
TOPIC>(noun) physics#1, physical science#1, natural philosophy#1
Domain Terms of noun couple
Familiarity of noun couple
couple used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun couple
5 senses of couple
Sense 1
couple
> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> helping, portion, serving
=> taste, mouthful
=> crumb
=> dab, splash, splatter
=> spot, bit
=> few
=> hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker
=> modicum
=> scattering, sprinkling
=> shoestring, shoe string
=> spray, spraying
=> nose
=> step, stone's throw
=> little
=> shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick
=> tad, shade
=> minimum, lower limit
=> morsel
=> handful, smattering
=> couple
=> drop, drib, driblet
=> dollop
=> dreg
=> jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit
=> nip, shot
=> trace, hint, suggestion
=> shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge
=> tot
=> touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
Sense 2
couple, mates, match
> family, family unit
=> couple, mates, match
=> marriage, married couple, man and wife
HAS INSTANCE=> Bronte sisters
HAS INSTANCE=> Marx Brothers
Sense 3
couple, twosome, duo, duet
> pair
=> couple, twosome, duo, duet
=> yoke
Sense 4
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
> two,2, II, deuce
=> craps, snake eyes
=> couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
Sense 5
couple
> unit, building block
=> chain, chemical chain
=> couple
=> unit cell
=> group, radical, chemical group
=> molecule
Meronyms of noun couple
5 senses of couple
Sense 2
couple, mates, match
=> family, family unit
HAS MEMBER: child, kid
HAS MEMBER: parent
HAS MEMBER: sibling, sib
=> kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
HAS MEMBER: relative, relation
HAS MEMBER: clansman, clanswoman, clan member
HAS MEMBER: tribesman
Sense 5
couple
HAS PART: moment of a couple
=> unit, building block
HAS PART: part, piece
Holonyms of noun couple
Grep of noun couple
couple
coupler
couplet
married couple
moment of a couple
power couple
thermocouple
Antonyms of verb couple
1 of 4 senses of couple
Sense 2
couple, couple on, couple up
Antonym of uncouple (Sense 1)
=>uncouple, decouple
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb couple
4 senses of couple
Sense 1
match, mate, couple, pair, twin
=> join, bring together
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 2
couple, couple on, couple up
=> attach
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 3
pair, pair off, partner off, couple
=> unite, unify
=> join, fall in, get together
Sense 4
copulate, mate, pair, couple
=> join, conjoin
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb couple
2 of 4 senses of couple
Sense 1
match, mate, couple, pair, twin
=> mismate
=> mismatch
Sense 4
copulate, mate, pair, couple
=> nick
=> roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk
=> tread
=> serve, service
=> deflower, ruin
=> ride, mount
=> backcross
=> breed, cover
=> sodomize, sodomise, bugger
=> sodomize, sodomise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb couple
4 senses of couple
Sense 1
match, mate, couple, pair, twin
=> join, bring together
Sense 2
couple, couple on, couple up
=> attach
Sense 3
pair, pair off, partner off, couple
=> unite, unify
Sense 4
copulate, mate, pair, couple
=> join, conjoin
'Cause To' of verb couple
Derived Forms of verb couple
4 senses of couple
Sense 1
match, mate, couple, pair, twin
RELATED TO>(noun) couple#4
=> couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
RELATED TO>(noun) coupling#1
=> yoke, coupling
Sense 2
couple, couple on, couple up
RELATED TO>(noun) coupler#1
=> coupling, coupler
RELATED TO>(noun) coupling#2
=> coupling, coupler
Sense 3
pair, pair off, partner off, couple
RELATED TO>(noun) couple#3
=> couple, twosome, duo, duet
Sense 4
copulate, mate, pair, couple
RELATED TO>(noun) couple#2
=> couple, mates, match
RELATED TO>(noun) coupling#3
=> coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
Domain of verb couple
Domain Terms of verb couple
Familiarity of verb couple
couple used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb couple
4 senses of couple
Sense 1
match, mate, couple, pair, twin
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
couple, couple on, couple up
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
pair, pair off, partner off, couple
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 4
copulate, mate, pair, couple
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb couple
4 senses of couple
Sense 1
match, mate, couple, pair, twin
> join, bring together
=> ankylose, ancylose
=> connect
=> connect
=> miter
=> ply
=> close up, close
=> anastomose, inosculate
=> match, mate, couple, pair, twin
=> match
=> mortice, mortise
=> cog
=> fair
=> scarf
=> rebate
=> rabbet
=> seam
=> bridge
=> close
=> ligate
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> sovietize, sovietise
Sense 2
couple, couple on, couple up
> attach
=> fixate, fix
=> tether
=> fasten
=> hinge
=> bell
=> ring, band
=> couple, couple on, couple up
=> affix
=> bind
=> hitch, catch
=> append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on
=> append, add on, supplement, affix
=> tape
=> glue, paste
=> pin down, pin up
=> peg, peg down
=> fasten, fix, secure
=> mount
=> affix, stick on
=> nail
=> hook up
=> clip
=> insert, infix, enter, introduce
=> yoke
=> harness, tackle
=> yoke, link
=> saddle
=> tag, label, mark
=> limber, limber up
Sense 3
pair, pair off, partner off, couple
> unite, unify
=> league
=> federate, federalize, federalise
=> confederate
=> ally with
=> consociate, associate
=> band together, confederate
=> reunify, reunite
=> marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse
=> pair, pair off, partner off, couple
=> club
Sense 4
copulate, mate, pair, couple
> join, conjoin
=> feather
=> attach
=> cross-link
=> anastomose, inosculate
=> copulate, mate, pair, couple
=> yoke
=> graft, engraft, ingraft
=> splice
=> splice
=> patch, piece
=> solder
=> weld
=> quilt
=> knit, entwine
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb couple
Sense 1
match, mate, couple, pair, twin
=> join, bring together
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Sense 2
couple, couple on, couple up
=> attach
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Sense 3
pair, pair off, partner off, couple
=> unite, unify
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Sense 4
copulate, mate, pair, couple
=> join, conjoin
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Grep of verb couple
couple
couple on
couple up
decouple
uncouple
Grep of adj couple
a couple of
coupled
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