· 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"

Synonym(s): coupling, mating, conjugation, union, sexual_union

Hypernym(s): sexual_activity, sexual_practice, sex, sex_activity

· the act of grouping things or people in pairs

Hypernym(s): grouping

· form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"

Synonym(s): pair_off, partner_off, couple

Hypernym(s): unite, unify

· 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"

Synonym(s): match, mate, couple, twin

Hypernym(s): join

· occur in pairs

Synonym(s): geminate

Hypernym(s): occur

· arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers"

Synonym(s): geminate

Hypernym(s): arrange, set_up

· engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"

Synonym(s): copulate, mate, couple

Hypernym(s): join, conjoin