a device for connecting parts of machinery

undo the couplings so you can lift the pump out

the pairing of two items

the coupling of tribunals with ministerial enquiries

the action of mating or having sexual intercourse

two people in a romantic relationship; a couple

two people or things of the same sort considered together

a couple of girls were playing marbles

two people who are married or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually

in three weeks the couple fell in love and became engaged

a honeymoon couple

an indefinite small number

he hoped she'd be better in a couple of days

we got some eggs—would you like a couple?

just a couple more questions

link or combine (something) with something else

a sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss

mate or have sexual intercourse

as middle-class youth grew more tolerant of sex, they started to couple more often