The difference between Couple and Item
When used as nouns, couple means two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship, whereas item means a distinct physical object.
When used as verbs, couple means to join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another), whereas item means to make a note of.
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.
Item is also adverb with the meaning: likewise.
check bellow for the other definitions of Couple and Item
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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.
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Item as a noun:
A distinct physical object.
Examples:
"Tweezers are great for manipulating small items."
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Item as a noun (by extension, video games):
An object that can be picked up for later use.
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Item as a noun:
A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
Examples:
"the items in a bill"
"In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing."
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Item as a noun (psychometrics):
A question on a test, which may include its answers.
Examples:
"The exam has 100 items, each of which includes a correct response and three distractors."
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Item as a noun:
A matter for discussion in an agenda.
Examples:
"The first item for discussion is the budget for next year's picnic."
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Item as a noun (informal):
Two people who are having a relationship with each other.
Examples:
"Jack and Jill are an item."
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Item as a noun:
A short article in a newspaper.
Examples:
"an item concerning the weather"
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Item as a noun (obsolete):
A hint; an innuendo.
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Item as a verb (transitive):
To make a note of.
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Item as an adverb:
likewise