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coupling n. [
yoke] a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
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coupling n. [
coupler] a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
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coupling n. [
mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union] the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
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