1. a pair of shoes. 2. a pair of pliers. 3. Two persons who are joined in marriage or engagement. 4. a pair of hunters. 5. Two mated animals. 6. couple 7. Two playing cards of the same denomination. 8. 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. 9. An electron pair. 10. To arrange in sets of two; couple. 11. To join in a pair; mate. 12. To provide a partner for. 13. To form pairs or a pair. 14. To join in marriage; mate.