couch
couch
(kouch) noun
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.
verb
couched, couching, couches
verb
, transitive
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.
verb
, intransitive
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.
[Middle English couche, from Old French, from couchier, to lay down, lie down, from Latin collocāre. See
collocate.]
couch
ʹer noun