[syn: opposite, paired]
3. mated sexually;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
paired \paired\ (p[^a]rd), adj.
1. Organized into compatible pairs; -- used of gloves, socks,
etc. See pair[1], v. t.
Syn: mated.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Botany) Growing in pairs on either side of a stem; -- of
leaves etc. alternate
Syn: opposite.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. Mated sexually.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pair \Pair\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Paired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pairing.]
1. To be joined in pairs; to couple; to mate, as for
breeding.
[1913 Webster]
2. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
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My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.
--Rowe.
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3. Same as To pair off. See phrase below.
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To pair off, to separate from a group in pairs or couples;
specif. (Parliamentary Cant), to agree with one of the
opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on
specified questions or issues. See Pair, n., 6.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
paired
adj 1: used of gloves, socks, etc. [syn: mated, paired]
2: of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem;
"opposite leaves" [syn: opposite, paired] [ant:
alternate]
3: mated sexually