Couch

Word COUCH
Character 5
Hyphenation couch
Pronunciations /kaʊtʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Couch"

What do we mean by couch?

A sofa. noun

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

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

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

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

To word in a certain manner; phrase. intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

To lie down; recline, as for rest. intransitive verb

To lie in ambush or concealment; lurk. intransitive verb

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

Couch-grass. noun

To lay down or away; put in a resting-place or in a repository of any kind; place; deposit.

Specifically To cause to recline or lie upon a bed or other place of rest; dispose or place upon, or as upon, a couch or bed.

In brewing, to spread out upon a floor, as steeped barley, in order to promote germination.

In paper-making, to take (a sheet of pulp) from the mold or apron on which it has been formed, and place it upon a felt.

Couch grass, a species of persistent grass, Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Couch

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The word "couch" in example sentences

"And it brings a whole new meaning to the term couch potato," he added. ❋ Unknown (2006)

All the way around, we are enough of a lazy society, if you will, that the term couch potato has become popularized over the years. ❋ Unknown (2002)

For years now, the potato has had a bad press, so much so that the phrase "couch potato" is now synonymous with lumpen slobs who never get off the sofa. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The term couch potato could soon become obsolete as Britons switch to watching television at their desks and even on the move. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I will read to him, do crafts, play cars, pretend the couch is a ship and we are pirates – but I will not play trains. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I mean, I could claim that my couch is a human with legal rights that are violated by its destruction, but people would laugh at me. ❋ Unknown (2003)

We worked very hard, but there wasn't what I call couch time or motivational time. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But heck, the giant squid couch is worth another mention. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This seems like the best possible outcome for our 3-D future: sit down, put on some glasses, and your couch is on the 50-yard line. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My first couch is actually more of a narrow bed, set in Stefano's study, next to an old computer and a bookshelf filled with dictionaries. ❋ Danna Harman (2010)

(Turns out the damn thing was here all along; it had just slipped between cushions of the peasant-skin couch in the Goldman Sachs executive lounge.) ❋ Jess Walter (2010)

I remember at the time the height of my life was to get a beautiful, blue-and-white striped couch from a real, live furniture store. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sitting on a green couch is another correspondent, Aasif Mandvi, who joined the show in 2006 because they needed someone who could play a wide variety of "brown" roles, he says. ❋ Dan Zak (2010)

Etsy seller VonErickson offers this coffin couch for $3500. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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