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couple

/ˈkʌpəl/
noun
  1. Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.

  2. Two of the same kind connected or considered together.

  3. A small number.

Synonymsfew, handful, brace, pair
verb
  1. To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).

    "I've coupled our system to theirs."

  2. To join in wedlock; to marry.

  3. To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.

Synonymshave sex, make love, bewed, espouse, affix, attach
adjective
  1. Two or (a) small number of.

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