Overview of noun pairing

The noun pairing has 2 senses

• 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")


• pairing -- (the act of grouping things or people in pairs)

Overview of verb pair

The verb pair has 5 senses

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


• 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")


• pair, geminate -- (occur in pairs)


• pair, geminate -- (arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers")


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