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
=> 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
=> ride, mount
=> breed, cover
=> sodomize, sodomise, bugger
=> sodomize, sodomise
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
=> 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
=> take have
=> fornicate
=> whore
=> wench
=> tread
=> serve, service
=> stand
=> deflower
=> ride, mount
=> breed, cover
=> sodomize, sodomise, bugger
=> sodomize, sodomise
Entailment of verb couple
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by 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
Familiarity of verb couple
couple used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
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 noun couple
couple
coupler
couplet
married couple
thermocouple
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, doubleton, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad -- (two items of the same kind)
5. couple -- (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)
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")
Grep of adj couple
a couple of
coupled
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, doubleton, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad -- (two items of the same kind)
5. couple -- (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)
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")
couple definition
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