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couples up

couples up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of couple up.

Meaning of couple up

Verb

couple up (third-person singular simple present couples up, present participle coupling up, simple past and past participle coupled up)

  1. (transitive) 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
  2. (intransitive) To get into pairs; to become a group of two.
    • For this next challenge, you'll need to couple up with someone.

Questions about couples up

What is couples up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Couples up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of couple up.

Words near couples up in the dictionary

  1. coupleresses
  2. couplers
  3. couples
  4. couples therapies
  5. couples therapy
  6. couples up
  7. couplet
  8. coupleteer
  9. coupleteers
  10. couplets
  11. coupley

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