The difference between Bed and Couple
When used as nouns, bed means a piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on. a prepared spot to spend the night in. one's place of sleep or rest. sleep, whereas couple means two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
When used as verbs, bed means senses relating to a bed as a place for resting or sleeping. to go to a bed. to place in a bed. to put oneself to sleep. to furnish with a bed or bedding. to have sexual intercourse with, whereas couple means to join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
Couple is also determiner with the meaning: two or a few, a small number of.
Couple is also adjective with the meaning: two or (a) small number of.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bed and Couple
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Bed as a noun (usually after a preposition):
A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on. A prepared spot to spend the night in. One's place of sleep or rest. Sleep; rest; getting to sleep. The time for going to sleep or resting in bed; bedtime. Time spent in a bed. Marriage. Sexual activity.
Examples:
"My cat often sleeps on my bed.<br />I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep."
"When camping, he usually makes a bed for the night from hay and a blanket."
"Go to bed!  I had breakfast in bed this morning."
"He's been afraid of bed since he saw the scary film."
"I read until bed."
"Too much bed, not enough rest."
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Bed as a noun (printing, dated):
A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river. An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, other sessile shellfish, or a large amount of seaweed is found. A garden plot. A foundation or supporting surface formed of a fluid. The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad. The platform of a truck, trailer, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled. A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship's floor; a pallet. The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid. The flat surface of a scanner on which a document is placed to be scanned. A piece of music, normally instrumental, over which a radio DJ talks. Any of the sections of a dartboard with a point value, delimited by a wire.
Examples:
"The meats and cheeses lay on a bed of lettuce."
"sea bed;  river bed;  lake bed;  There's a lot of trash on the bed of the river."
"Oysters are farmed from their beds."
"We added a new bush to our rose bed."
"A bed of concrete makes a strong subsurface for an asphalt parking lot."
"The parcels were loaded onto the truck bed before transportation."
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Bed as a noun:
A layer or surface. A deposit of ore, coal, etc. the smallest division of a geologic formation or stratigraphic rock series marked by well-defined divisional planes (bedding planes) separating it from layers above and below. The horizontal surface of a building stone. The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile. A course of stone or brick in a wall.
Examples:
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Bed as a verb (transitive):
Senses relating to a bed as a place for resting or sleeping. To go to a bed. To place in a bed. To put oneself to sleep. To furnish with a bed or bedding. To have sexual intercourse with.
Examples:
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Bed as a verb (transitive):
Senses relating to a bed as a place or layer on which something else rests or is laid. To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and security, surrounded or enclosed; to embed. To set in a soft matrix, as paving stones in sand, or tiles in cement. To set out (plants) in a garden bed. To dress or prepare the surface of (stone) so it can serve as a bed. To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or recumbent position. To settle, as machinery.
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Couple as a noun:
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
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Couple as a noun:
Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
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Couple as a noun (informal):
A small number.
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Couple as a noun:
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
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Couple as a noun (physics):
Two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction (and acting along parallel lines), thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment.
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Couple as a noun (architecture):
A couple-close.
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Couple as a noun (obsolete):
That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
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Couple as an adjective (informal, US):
Two or (a) small number of.
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Couple as a verb (transitive):
To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
Examples:
"Now the conductor will couple the train cars."
"I've coupled our system to theirs."
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Couple as a verb (transitive, dated):
To join in wedlock; to marry.
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Couple as a verb (intransitive):
To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.