<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>two of the same sort considered together; pair.</li><li>two persons considered as joined together, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners: They make a handsome couple.</li><li>any two persons considered together.</li><li>Mechanics: a pair of equal, parallel forces acting in opposite directions and tending to produce rotation. Also called couple-close.</li><li>Carpentry: a pair of rafters connected by a tie beam or collar beam.</li><li>a leash for holding two hounds together.</li><li>Fox Hunting: two hounds: 25 hounds or 12½ couple.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to fasten, link, or associate together in a pair or pairs.</li><li>to join; connect.</li><li>to unite in marriage or in sexual union.</li><li>Electricity: to join or associate by means of a coupler.</li><li>to bring (two electric circuits or circuit components) close enough to permit an exchange of electromagnetic energy.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to join in a pair; unite.</li><li>to copulate.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>