Two corresponding persons or items, similar in form or function and matched or associated: a pair of shoes.
One object composed of two joined, similar parts that are dependent upon each other: a pair of pliers.
Two persons who are married, engaged, or dating. Two persons who have something in common and are considered together: a pair of hunters. Two mated animals. Two animals joined together in work.
Games Two playing cards of the same denomination.
Two members of a deliberative body with opposing opinions on a given issue who agree to abstain from voting on the issue, thereby offsetting each other.
Chemistry An electron pair.
To arrange in sets of two; couple: The golfers are paired in twosomes for this round of play.
To combine or join (one person or thing) with another to form a pair: a director pairing his favorite actor with an unknown; a salad that is paired with a fine dressing.
To form pairs or a pair: The people on the dance floor paired up.