coupling
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
Types & categories
- connector hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
Types & categories
- mechanical device hypernym
- clevis hyponym
- clutch hyponym
- fluid drive hyponym
- swivel hyponym
- turnbuckle hyponym
- universal joint hyponym
Related & opposite
- couple on derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
the casual couplings of adolescents
Types & categories
- sexual activity hypernym
- assortative mating hyponym
- disassortative mating hyponym
- crossbreeding hyponym
- inbreeding hyponym
- servicing hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | couple |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | yoke |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | yoke |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | connector |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | couple on |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | mechanical device |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | clevis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | clutch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fluid drive |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | swivel |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | turnbuckle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | universal joint |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjugate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | sexual activity |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | assortative mating |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | disassortative mating |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | crossbreeding |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | inbreeding |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | servicing |