couple

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a pair who associate with one another

   the engaged couple

2. 2
   noun

   a pair of people who live together

   a married couple from Chicago

3. 3
   noun

   a small indefinite number

   he's coming for a couple of days

4. 4
   verb

   to bring two objects, ideas, or people together

   This fact is coupled to the other one

5. 5
   verb

   to link together

   Can we couple these proposals?

6. 6
   noun

   Two of the same kind connected or considered together.

   A couple of police officers appeared at the door.

7. 7
   noun

   Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.

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8. 8
   noun

   A small number.

   A couple of billiard balls, all mud and dirt, two battered hats, a champagne bottle […]

Etymology

From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.