couch
a piece of furniture for seating from two to four people, typically in the form of a bench with a back, sometimes having an armrest at one or each end, and partly or wholly upholstered and often fitted with springs, tailored cushions, skirts, etc.; sofa.
a similar article of furniture, with a headrest at one end, on which some patients of psychiatrists or psychoanalysts lie while undergoing treatment.
a bed or other place of rest; a lounge; any place used for repose.
the lair of a wild beast.
Brewing. the frame on which barley is spread to be malted.
Papermaking. the board or felt blanket on which wet pulp is laid for drying into paper sheets.
Fine Arts. a primer coat or layer, as of paint.
to arrange or frame (words, a sentence, etc.); put into words; express: a simple request couched in respectful language.
to express indirectly or obscurely: the threat couched under his polite speech.
to lower or bend down, as the head.
to lower (a spear, lance, etc.) to a horizontal position, as for attack.
to put or lay down, as for rest or sleep; cause to lie down.
to lay or spread flat.
Papermaking. to transfer (a sheet of pulp) from the wire to the couch.
to embroider by couching.
Archaic. to hide; conceal.
to lie at rest or asleep; repose; recline.
to crouch; bend; stoop.
to lie in ambush or in hiding; lurk.
to lie in a heap for decomposition or fermentation, as leaves.
Idioms about couch
on the couch, Informal. undergoing psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment.
Origin of couch
1Other words from couch
- well-couched, adjective
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How to use couch in a sentence
But when she opened the door, a harem of toned and dreaded hip-hop dancers were lounging on couches staring at her.
How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star | Kevin Fallon | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTContestants, huddled on the couches of a communal room, clutched their faces in shock and some broke into sobs.
A handful of young staffers lounged on couches or hunched over their computers at makeshift desks.
Within the enclosure, men sit on dirty couches, either improvised out of other materials or actual literal couches.
A really big TV, two couches, right smack in front of the fireplace.
There were two hard formal-looking couches, with straight backs and spider legs.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsWhen the moon was down we arose, one after another, from our couches, and went to the fire to warm us.
The large room on the east (T) is the main dining-room , the remains of the dining couches being marked on the plan.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone JohnstonThe principal articles found in even the best houses were couches or beds, chairs, tables, and lamps.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone JohnstonThe signal to leave the couches was given by calling for the sandals , and the guests immediately took their departure.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for couch
/ (kaʊtʃ) /
a piece of upholstered furniture, usually having a back and armrests, for seating more than one person
a bed, esp one used in the daytime by the patients of a doctor or a psychoanalyst
a frame upon which barley is malted
a priming layer of paint or varnish, esp in a painting
papermaking
a board on which sheets of handmade paper are dried by pressing
a felt blanket onto which sheets of partly dried paper are transferred for further drying
a roll on a papermaking machine from which the wet web of paper on the wire is transferred to the next section
archaic the lair of a wild animal
(tr) to express in a particular style of language: couched in an archaic style
(when tr, usually reflexive or passive) to lie down or cause to lie down for or as for sleep
(intr) archaic to lie in ambush; lurk
(tr) to spread (barley) on a frame for malting
(intr) (of decomposing leaves) to lie in a heap or bed
(tr) to embroider or depict by couching
(tr) to lift (sheets of handmade paper) onto the board on which they will be dried
(tr) surgery to remove (a cataract) by downward displacement of the lens of the eye
(tr) archaic to lower (a lance) into a horizontal position
Origin of couch
1Derived forms of couch
- coucher, noun
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