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coupled \coupled\ adj.
1. joined together especially in a pair or pairs.

Syn: conjugate, conjugated.
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2. connected by a physical link, as railway cars or trailer
trucks. Opposite of {unconnected} or {unlinked}

Syn: joined, linked.
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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.]
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1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or
fasten together; to join.
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Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . .
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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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