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Couple
Example
The couple, deeply in love, exchanged vows.
The young couple decided to adopt a puppy together.
There 's a lovely old couple that lives next door.
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two items of the same kind
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a pair of things or people
Example
She invited a couple of friends over for dinner.
The store offers a discount if you buy a couple of items together.
They adopted a couple of kittens from the animal shelter.
Example
There are a couple of mistakes in your essay you should fix.
The teacher gave a couple examples to clarify the lesson.
I have a couple errands to run before dinner.
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(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
to couple
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to bring two things or people together
Transitive: to couple two elements
Ditransitive: to couple an element with another
Example
The event planner wanted to couple entertainment and education to engage the audience effectively.
The engineer needed to couple the gears to ensure the smooth operation of the machinery.
The teacher decided to couple theoretical knowledge with practical applications in the lesson.
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to engage in sexual reproduction or mating
Intransitive
Example
During mating season, birds couple and build nests together to raise their offspring.
In the wild, wolves couple for life, forming strong bonds with their mates.
The biologist observed how insects couple and reproduce in their natural habitat.
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to join or connect together to form a pair
Intransitive
Example
The gears in the transmission couple smoothly, allowing for seamless shifting between speeds.
In chemistry, molecules couple to form new compounds through chemical reactions.
The wires in the electrical circuit couple when connected.

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