couch

couch  (kouch)

n.

1.

a. A sofa.

b. A sofa on which a patient lies while undergoing psychoanalysis or psychiatric treatment.

2.

a. The frame or floor on which grain, usually barley, is spread in malting.

b. A layer of grain, usually barley, spread to germinate.

3. A priming coat of paint or varnish used in artistic painting.

v. couched, couch·ing, couch·es

v.tr.

1. To word in a certain manner; phrase: couched their protests in diplomatic language.

2. To cause (oneself) to lie down, as for rest.

3. To embroider by laying thread flat on a surface and fastening it by stitches at regular intervals.

4. To spread (grain) on a couch to germinate, as in malting.

5. To lower (a spear, for example) to horizontal position, as for an attack.

v.intr.

1. To lie down; recline, as for rest.

2. To lie in ambush or concealment; lurk.

3. To be in a heap or pile, as leaves for decomposition or fermentation.

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[Middle English couche, from Old French culche, couche, from couchier, to lay down, lie down, from Latin collocre; see collocate.]

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coucher n.

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couch

Noun

1. a piece of upholstered furniture for seating more than one person

2. a bed on which patients of a doctor or a psychoanalyst lie during examination or treatment

Verb

1. to express in a particular style of language: a proclamation couched in splendidly archaic phraseology

2. Archaic (of an animal) to crouch, as when preparing to leap [Old French coucher to lay down]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	couch - an upholstered seat for more than one person lounge, sofa sofa bed, convertible - a sofa that can be converted into a bed daybed, divan bed - an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night divan - a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall) love seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete, vis-a-vis - small sofa that seats two people seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests" settee - a small sofa squab - a soft padded sofa
	2.	couch - a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer flat coat, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat, primer, priming, ground - the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
	3.	couch - a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
Verb	1.	couch - formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" redact, put, frame, cast give voice, phrase, word, articulate, formulate - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"

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couch

noun 1. sofa, bed, chesterfield, ottoman, settee, divan, chaise longue, day bed

verb 2. express, word, frame, phrase, utter, set forth

Translations

couch [kautʃ] n → sofá m;

(in doctor's surgery) → camilla

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couch [kautʃ] n → canapé m; divan m;

(doctor's) → table f d'examen;

(psychiatrist's) → divan

vt → formuler, exprimer

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couch [kautʃ] n → Couch f

vt → formulieren

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couch [kautʃ] n → sofà m inv;

(in doctor's surgery) → lettino

vt → esprimere

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couch¹

n couch [kautʃ]

a type of sofa for sitting or lying on The doctor asked him to lie on the couch. rusbank مَضْجَـع، سَرير кушетка pohovka, lehátko briks die Couch καναπές sofá, canapé kušett تخت معاینه sohva canapé סַפָּה खाट, पल kauč dívány sofa sófi; legubekkur divano 寝いす 소파 kušetė, sofa kušete; dīvāns sofa bank sofa; behandlingsbenk tapczan, kanapa marquesa canapea кушетка pohovka kavč sofa dyscha, schäslong, soffa เก้าอี้ยาว kanepe, sedir, divan 長沙發椅 кушетка پلنگ، بستر ghế trường kỷ 长沙发椅

n couch potato

a person who spends too much time watching television. stoelpatat, kassiekneg الشَّخص الذي يَقضي وقْتا طويلا في مُشاهَدة التلفزيون телеманиак televizní maniak, lenoch tv-narkoman Couch patato αυτός που βλέπει τηλεόραση πολλές ώρες apoltronado, poltrón, tumbón telekahaige معتاد به تلویزیون abruti de télé לִרבוֹץ ज्यादा वक्त टेलीविजन देख कर गुजारने वाला व्यक्ति osoba koja stalno sjedi i gleda televiziju állandóan a tévét bámuló ember pemalas pantofolaio, sedentario 座り込んでテレビばかり見ている人 소파에 앉아 많은 시간을 TV만 보며 지내는 사람 telemanas televizora upuris pemalas televisiefreak sofagris, latsabb nałogowy telewidz человек, беспрерывно смотрящий телевизор televízny maniak ki ves čas ždi pred televizijo rob televizije soffpotatis คนขี้เกียจที่เอาแต่นั่งดูทีวี TV hastası 電視迷 лежень ب‍ہ‍ت زياده ٹ‍یلى ويژن ديكهن‍ے والا người nghiện xem ti vi 电视迷