Word

couple, v.
(coupled, couples, coupling)
freq. cnt. 8

bring two objects, ideas, or people together
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

couple match mate pair twin

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

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lexical pointers

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coupling couple

lexical pointers

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lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

hypernym

verb group

hyponym

mismate mismatch

link together
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

couple couple on couple up

sample sentences

"can we couple these proposals?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

coupler coupling

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

form a pair or pairs
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

couple pair pair off partner off

sample sentences

"The two old friends paired off"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

engage in sexual intercourse
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

copulate couple mate pair

sample sentences

"Birds mate in the Spring"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mating mate mate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

copulatory copulation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

coupling couple

semantic pointers

hyponym

nick be intimate, make love, sleep with, sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, get laid, have sex, know, do it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk tread serve, service deflower, ruin ride, mount breed, cover sodomize, sodomise, bugger sodomize, sodomise

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