SkyfireDict

coupling   (TTS Sound)

The noun coupling has 3 senses

• yoke, coupling -- (a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together)


• coupling, coupler -- (a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects)


• coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union -- (the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring")

The verb couple has 4 senses

• match, mate, couple, pair, twin -- (bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "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")


• couple, couple on, couple up -- (link together; "can we couple these proposals?")


• pair, pair off, partner off, couple -- (form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off")


• copulate, mate, pair, couple -- (engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring")