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Meaning of 'coupling' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Coupling [ n.]
- The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.
- A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling, which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling, which connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling, which connects the ends of shafts.
2 . Coupling [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Couple

Meaning of 'coupling' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . coupling [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
Example in sentence:
  • the casual couplings of adolescents;
  • the mating of some species occurs only in the spring

Nearby Words:

couage coucal couch couch grass couchancy couchant couche couched couchee coucher

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