Definition of PAIR

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1a(1)

: two corresponding things designed for use together

a pair of shoes

(2)

: two corresponding bodily parts or members

a pair of hands

: something made up of two corresponding pieces

a pair of trousers

: two similar or associated things: such as

(1)

: two mated animals

(2)

: a couple in love, engaged, or married

were a devoted pair

(3)

: two playing cards of the same value or denomination and especially of the same rank

(4)

: two horses harnessed side by side

(5)

: two members of a deliberative body that agree not to vote on a specific issue during a time agreed on

also

: an agreement not to vote made by the two members

: a partnership especially of two players in a contest against another partnership

3
chiefly dialectal

: a set or series of small objects (such as beads)

: to make a pair of

—often used with off or up paired off the animals

: to cause to be a member of a pair

: to arrange a voting pair between

: to constitute a member of a pair

a sock that didn’t pair

: to become associated with another

—often used with off or up paired up with an old friend

: to become grouped or separated into pairs

—often used with off paired off for the next dance

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