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pair1 /pār/ noun (pl pairs or (informal) pair)- Two things equal, or suited to each other, or growing, grouped or used together
- A set of two equal, matching or similar things forming one instrument, garment, etc, such as a pair of scissors, tongs, or trousers
- The other of two matching things
- A set of similar things generally
- A pack (of cards; obsolete)
- A flight of stairs
- A couple
- Husband and wife
- Two people engaged to or in love with each other
- A male and a female animal mated together
- Two people or things associated together
- A partner
- Two horses harnessed together
- Two cards of the same designation
- (in pl with sing v) another name for Pelmanism
- Two voters on opposite sides who have an agreement to abstain from voting
- Either of such a pair
- A score of no runs in both innings of a two-innings match (cricket)
- A boat rowed by two
- (in pl) a contest, etc in which competitors take part in partnerships of two
transitive verb- To couple
- To sort out in pairs
intransitive verb- To be joined in couples
- To be a counterpart or counterparts
- To mate
- (of two opposing voters) to arrange to abstain, on a motion or for a period (also transitive verb, usually passive)
ORIGIN: Fr paire a couple, from L paria, neuter pl of pār, afterwards regarded as a fem sing meaning ‘equal’ paired adjective - Arranged in pairs
- Set by twos of a similar kind
- Mated
pairˈing noun pairˈwise adverb In pairs pairˈ-bond noun A continuing and exclusive relationship between a male and female pairˈ-bonding noun pair case noun A double casing for a (pocket) watch, usu consisting of an inner plain casing for the movement and an outer decorative one paired reading noun A teaching method in which a child and an adult read together until the child is confident enough to read on alone pairˈ-horse adjective (of a carriage) drawn by a pair of horses pairˈing-time noun The time when birds go together in pairs pairˈ-oar noun A boat rowed by two (also adjective) pair production noun (electronics) The production of a positron and an electron when a gamma-ray photon passes into the electrical field of an atom pair-royˈal noun - Three cards of the same denomination, esp in cribbage and in the obsolete game of post and pair
- A throw of three dice all falling alike
- A set of three (also pairīˈal, parīˈal and prīˈal)
king pair see under king pair of colours - Two flags carried by a regiment, one the national ensign, the other the flag of the regiment
- Hence, an ensigncy
pair off - To arrange, set against each other, or set aside in pairs
- To become associated in pairs
- To become associated as romantic or sexual partners
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