couple up
couple up verb: to put into a couple; to put into, or connect together as, a group of two.
Verb
couple up (third-person singular simple present couples up, present participle coupling up, simple past and past participle coupled up)
- To put into a couple; to put into, or connect together as, a group of two.
- It is utterly impossible for any factory in the United States to couple up 8,000 feet of hose within ten hours unless they had thirty or forty men on and have the couplings made, […]1892, Congressional Serial Set, page 492
- To get into pairs; to become a group of two.
- For this next challenge, you'll need to couple up with someone.
- By contrast, lesbians are sexually sedate. They dont cruise sex clubs. They couple up and stay coupled, and they like cuddling and hugging more than they do serious, genitally-based sex.1999 March 20, Natalie Angiers, The Guardian
Forms of couple up
| third-person singular present | couples up |
|---|---|
| present participle | coupling up |
| past participle | coupled up |
| past | coupled up |
Questions about couple up
- What does couple up mean?
- Couple up means to put into a couple; to put into, or connect together as, a group of two.
- What part of speech is couple up?
- Couple up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of couple up?
- The past tense of couple up is coupled up.
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