What is the meaning of couple?

noun

• A pair who associate with one another.
  • usage: "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
  • synonyms: twosome, duo, duet
• A pair of people who live together.
  • usage: "a married couple from Chicago"
  • synonyms: mates, match
• A small indefinite number.
  • usage: "he's coming for a couple of days"
• Two items of the same kind.
  • synonyms: pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
• Physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines. (

verb

• Bring two objects, ideas, or people together.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: match, mate, pair, twin
• Link together.
  • usage: "can we couple these proposals"
  • synonyms: couple on, couple up
• Form a pair or pairs.
  • usage: "The two old friends paired off"
  • synonyms: pair, pair off, partner off
• Engage in sexual intercourse.
  • usage: "Birds mate in the Spring"
  • synonyms: copulate, mate, pair