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英英字典: coupling




Overview of noun coupling

The noun coupling has 3 senses


  • yoke, coupling -- (a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together)

  • coupling, coupler -- (a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects)

  • coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union -- (the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring")


Overview of verb couple

The verb couple has 4 senses


  • 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")

  • couple, couple on, couple up -- (link together; "can we couple these proposals?")

  • pair, pair off, partner off, couple -- (form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off")

  • copulate, mate, pair, couple -- (engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring")

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