English Explanatory Dictionary

coupling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of joining together to form a couple.
  2. A device that couples two things together.
  3. The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
  4. A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
  5. The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
  6. An act of sexual intercourse.
  7. A link between the performance of an action and the location where that action occurs or the method used to perform that action.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of couple

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌplɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coupling.wav

Word forms

coupling couplings

Etymology

From Middle English couplynge; equivalent to couple + -ing.

Synonyms

dependency aphrodisia carnal knowledge coitus coition commerce commixtion congress conjunction connection consummation conversation copulation coupling intercourse intimacy intimate relations intromission joining lovemaking lustmaking mating mounting pareunia penetration relations sex sexual congress sexual intercourse sexual relation sexual union swiving union the beast with two backs the birds and the bees boom-boom chesterfield rugby horizontal dancing horizontal hula horizontal jogging horizontal mambo horizontal refreshments horizontal slam dance how's your father love Netflix and chill physical love roll in the hay Ugandan affairs Ugandan discussions action ass bang barney-mugging beef injection bonking cuntfuck fucking frig fucky-fucky

Related words

decoupling

Derived words

azocoupling coupling-box coupling pin coupling pole coupling rod crosscoupling electrocoupling homocoupling hydrocoupling mechanocoupling overcoupling photocoupling precoupling telecoupling undercoupling
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