coupled

Definition of Coupled in English :

joined together especially in a pair or pairs

2. coupled, joined, linked

connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Coupled

adjective

being one of the partners in a permanent sexual relationship

n.

1. Two items of the same kind; a pair.

2. Something that joins or connects two things together; a link.

3. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

a. Two people united, as by betrothal or marriage.

b. Two people together.

4. Informal A few; several: a couple of days.

5. Physics A pair of forces of equal magnitude acting in parallel but opposite directions, capable of causing rotation but not translation.

v. cou·pled, cou·pling, cou·ples

v.tr.

1. To link together; connect: coupled her refusal with an explanation.

2. Electricity To link (two circuits or currents), as by magnetic induction.

3. Archaic To join together in marriage; marry.

v.intr.

1. To form pairs; join.

2. To unite sexually; have sexual intercourse.

3. To join chemically.

adj.
Informal

Two or few: "Every couple years the urge strikes, to ... haul off to a new site" (Garrison Keillor).