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Couple vs. Item — What's the Difference?

Couple vs. Item — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Couple and Item

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Couple

Two people or things of the same sort considered together
A couple of girls were playing marbles

Item

A single article or unit in a collection, enumeration, or series.

Couple

Two people who are married or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually
In three weeks the couple fell in love and became engaged
A honeymoon couple

Item

A clause of a document, such as a bill or charter.

Couple

An indefinite small number
Clean the stains with a couple squirts dishwashing liquid
He hoped she'd be better in a couple of days
We got some eggs—would you like a couple?
Just a couple more questions
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Item

An entry in an account.

Couple

Link or combine (something) with something else
A sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss

Item

A bit of information; a detail.

Couple

Mate or have sexual intercourse
As middle-class youth grew more tolerant of sex, they started to couple more often

Item

A short piece in a newspaper or magazine.

Couple

Two items of the same kind; a pair.

Item

A romantically involved couple
"[They] soon began seeing each other ... and were an item for a year and a half." (Peter J. Boyer).

Couple

Something that joins or connects two things together; a link.

Item

Also; likewise. Used to introduce each article in an enumeration or list.

Couple

Two people united, as by betrothal or marriage.

Item

To record, especially in an itemized list.

Couple

Two people together.

Item

A distinct physical object.
Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.

Couple

(Informal) A few; several
A couple of days.

Item

An object that can be picked up for later use.

Couple

(Physics) A pair of forces of equal magnitude acting in parallel but opposite directions, capable of causing rotation but not translation.

Item

A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
The items in a bill
In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.

Couple

To link together; connect
Coupled her refusal with an explanation.

Item

(psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.
The exam has 100 items, each of which includes a correct response and three distractors.

Couple

(Electricity) To link (two circuits or currents), as by magnetic induction.

Item

A matter for discussion in an agenda.
The first item for discussion is the budget for next year's picnic.

Couple

(Archaic) To join together in marriage; marry.

Item

(informal) Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.
Jack and Jill are an item.

Couple

To form pairs; join.

Item

A short article in a newspaper.
An item concerning the weather

Couple

To unite sexually; have sexual intercourse.

Item

(obsolete) A hint; an innuendo.

Couple

To join chemically.

Item

(India) item girl

Couple

Two or few
"Every couple years the urge strikes, to ... haul off to a new site" (Garrison Keillor).

Item

(transitive) To make a note of.

Couple

Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
A couple of police officers appeared at the door.

Item

Likewise

Couple

Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.

Item

Also; as an additional article.

Couple

(informal) A small number.

Item

An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the items in a bill; he picked up four items at the drug store.

Couple

One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.

Item

A hint; an innuendo.
A secret item was given to some of the bishops . . . to absent themselves.

Couple

(physics) A turning effect created by forces that sum to zero in magnitude but produce a non-zero external torque.

Item

A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item concerning the weather.

Couple

(architecture) A couple-close.

Item

A topic or piece of information having the salacious character of gossip, especially a romantic relation between two people; as, I hear that the boss and his new secretary are an item.

Couple

That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.

Item

To make a note or memorandum of.
I have itemed it in my memory.

Couple

Two or (a) small number of.

Item

A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list;
He noticed an item in the New York Times
She had several items on her shopping list
The main point on the agenda was taken up first

Couple

Two or a few, a small number of.
A couple fewer people show up every week.
I'll be there in a couple minutes.

Item

A whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection;
They reduced the price on many items

Couple

(transitive) To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
Now the conductor will couple the train cars.
I've coupled our system to theirs.

Item

A small part that can be considered separately from the whole;
It was perfect in all details

Couple

To join in wedlock; to marry.

Item

An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole;
Several of the details are similar
A point of information

Couple

(intransitive) To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.

Item

An individual instance of a type of symbol;
The word`error' contains three tokens of `r'

Couple

(transitive) To cause (two animals) to copulate, to bring (two animals) together for mating.

Item

(used when listing or enumerating items) also;
A length of chain, item a hook

Couple

That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
It is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs in couples; they should be of the same size and humor.
I'll go in couples with her.

Couple

Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace.
Adding one to one we have the complex idea of a couple.
[Ziba] met him with a couple of asses saddled.

Couple

A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed.
Such were our couple, man and wife.
Fair couple linked in happy, nuptial league.

Couple

See Couple-close.

Couple

One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; - called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.

Couple

Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.

Couple

To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join.
Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . . . And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach.

Couple

To join in wedlock; to marry.
A parson who couples all our beggars.

Couple

To come together as male and female; to copulate.

Couple

A small indefinite number;
He's coming for a couple of days

Couple

A pair of people who live together;
A married couple from Chicago

Couple

A pair who associate with one another;
The engaged couple
An inseparable twosome

Couple

Two items of the same kind

Couple

Something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines

Couple

Bring two objects, ideas, or people together;
This fact is coupled to the other one
Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project

Couple

Link together;
Can we couple these proposals?

Couple

Form a pair or pairs;
The two old friends paired off

Couple

Make love;
Birds mate in the Spring

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