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couple with
Thesauruscouplenoun1. Two items of the same kind together:brace, couplet, doublet, duet, duo, match, pair, two, twosome, yoke.2. Two persons united, as by marriage:duo, pair, twosome.verb1. To join one thing to another:affix, attach, clip, connect, fasten, fix, moor, secure.2. To bring or come together into a united whole:coalesce, combine, compound, concrete, conjoin, conjugate, connect, consolidate, join, link, marry, meld, unify, unite, wed, yoke.3. To come or bring together in one's mind or imagination:associate, bracket, connect, correlate, identify, link.4. To engage in sexual relations with:bed, copulate, have, mate, sleep with, take.Idioms: go to bed with, make love, make whoopee, roll in the hay.couple with
couple with1. To connect or fasten two things together. A noun or pronoun can be used between "couple" and "with." We still need to couple the trailer with the truck before we can leave.2. To form a pair with someone else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "couple" and "with." When the teacher told us that we could work with a classmate on the assignment, I immediately coupled with my best friend.3. euphemism To have sex with someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "couple" and "with." My roommate hasn't been home any night this week—I wonder who he's coupling with.See also: couplecouple someone with someoneto join one person with another to make a pair. I coupled Todd with Amy for the dinner party.See also: couplecouple something with somethingto join one thing with another to make a pair. We coupled the budget issue with the staffing issue for our agenda.See also: couplecouple with someoneEuph. to have sexual intercourse with someone. They coupled with each other in a night of passion.See also: couplecouple with somethingto connect or join to something. This railroad car will couple with the engine. These cars did not couple with the others properly, and there was almost an accident.See also: couple |