[syn: coupled, joined, linked]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
coupled \coupled\ adj.
1. joined together especially in a pair or pairs.
Syn: conjugate, conjugated.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. connected by a physical link, as railway cars or trailer
trucks. Opposite of unconnected or unlinked
Syn: joined, linked.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Couple \Cou"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coupled (k[u^]p"'ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. Coupling (k[u^]p"l[i^]ng).] [F. coupler, fr.
L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble,
v.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or
fasten together; to join.
[1913 Webster]
Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . .
.
And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach.
--Shak.
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2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.]
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A parson who couples all our beggars. --Swift.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
coupled
adj 1: joined together especially in a pair or pairs [syn:
conjugate, conjugated, coupled]
2: connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks [syn:
coupled, joined, linked]