coupled
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- joined together especially in a pair or pairsSynonyms: conjugateconjugated
- connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucksSynonyms: joinedlinked
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]
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.[1913 Webster]
2.To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
A parson who couples all our beggars.— Swift.[1913 Webster]