Definition of couples in English

Wiktionary

couples (Noun)
Plural of couple.

Part of speech

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couples, verb, present, 3rd person singular of couple (infinitive).
couples, noun, plural of couple.

WordNet

Noun Plural: couples
couple - a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
		mates, match
		family unit, family primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
		power couple a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential
couple - two items of the same kind
		pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
		2, ii, two, deuce the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
		fellow, mate an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?"
couple - (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
		building block, unit a block of material used in construction work
		natural philosophy, physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
		dipole an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center
couple - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
		twosome, duo, duet
		pair a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
couple - a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"
Verb couples, coupling, coupled
couple - link together; "can we couple these proposals?"
		couple on, couple up
		uncouple, decouple disconnect or separate; "uncouple the hounds"
		attach be attached; be in contact with
couple - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
		copulate, mate, pair
		conjoin, join make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
		nick mate successfully; of livestock
		sleep with, sleep together, roll in the hay, make love, lie with, have sex, have it off, have it away, have intercourse, have a go at it, get laid, be intimate, do it, eff, get it on, fuck, hump, bonk, jazz, love, bed, screw, bang, make out, know have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
		tread brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
		service, serve make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"
		deflower, ruin deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
		mount, ride fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
		breed, cover have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"
		bugger, sodomise, sodomize practice anal sex upon
		sodomise, sodomize practice anal sex upon
couple - 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"
		match, mate, pair, twin
		bring together, join make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
		mismate provide with an unsuitable mate
		mismatch match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
couple - form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
		pair, pair off, partner off
		unify, unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"

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Wiktionary

couple (Noun)
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
couple (Noun)
Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
couple (Noun)
A small number.
couple (Noun)
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple .
couple (Noun)
Two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction and acting along parallel lines, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment.
couple (Verb)
To join two things together, or one thing to another.
couple (Verb)
To join in wedlock; to marry.
couple (Verb)
To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

couple (a.)
That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
couple (a.)
Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace.
couple (a.)
A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed.
couple (a.)
See Couple-close.
couple (a.)
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
couple (a.)
Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.
couple (v.)
To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join.
couple (v.)
To join in wedlock; to marry.
couple (v. i.)
To come together as male and female; to copulate.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

couple
To bring two objects, ideas, or people together.
couple
Two persons considered as joined together, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

couple
kup′l, n. that which joins two things together: two of a kind joined together, or connected: two: one pair at a dance: a pair: esp. of married or betrothed persons: (statics) a pair of equal forces acting on the same body in opposite and parallel directions.—v.t. to join together.—v.i. to pair sexually.—ns. Coup′lement, union: a couple; Coup′ler, one who or that which couples or unites; Coup′let, two lines of verse that rhyme with each other; Coup′ling, that which connects, an appliance for transmitting motion in machinery; Coup′ling-box, the box or ring of metal connecting the contiguous ends of two lengths of shafts; Coup′ling-pin, a pin or bolt used in coupling machinery.—adj. Well-coupled, of a horse, well formed at the part where the back joins the rump. [O. Fr. cople—L. copula.]

Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡

couple
Two forces applied to different points of a straight line, when opposed in direction or unequal in amount, tend to cause rotation about a point intermediate between their points of application and lying on the straight line. Such a pair constitute a couple.