Couch meanings. All definitions of Couch

countable noun couch A couch is a long, comfortable seat for two or three people. 3

countable noun couch A couch is a narrow bed which patients lie on while they are being examined or treated by a doctor. 3

verb couch If a statement is couched in a particular style of language, it is expressed in that style of language. 3

noun couch a piece of upholstered furniture, usually having a back and armrests, for seating more than one person 3

noun couch a bed, esp one used in the daytime by the patients of a doctor or a psychoanalyst 3

noun couch a frame upon which barley is malted 3

noun couch a priming layer of paint or varnish, esp in a painting 3

noun couch a board on which sheets of handmade paper are dried by pressing 3

noun couch a felt blanket onto which sheets of partly dried paper are transferred for further drying 3

noun couch a roll on a papermaking machine from which the wet web of paper on the wire is transferred to the next section 3

noun couch the lair of a wild animal 3

verb couch to express in a particular style of language 3

verb couch to lie down or cause to lie down for or as for sleep 3

verb couch to lie in ambush; lurk 3

verb couch to spread (barley) on a frame for malting 3

verb couch (of decomposing leaves) to lie in a heap or bed 3

verb couch to embroider or depict by couching 3

verb couch to lift (sheets of handmade paper) onto the board on which they will be dried 3

verb couch to remove (a cataract) by downward displacement of the lens of the eye 3

verb couch to lower (a lance) into a horizontal position 3

noun couch an article of furniture on which one may sit or lie down; sofa; divan 3

noun couch any resting place 3

noun couch a place for sleeping; bed 3

noun couch an animal's lair or den 3

noun couch a layer of grain spread to germinate 3

noun couch a priming layer or coat, as of paint or varnish 3

verb transitive couch to lay or put on or as on a couch, as to sleep 3

verb transitive couch to lower or bring down; esp., to lower (a spear, lance, etc.) to an attacking position 3

verb transitive couch to put in specific or particular words; phrase; express 3

verb transitive couch to embroider with thread laid flat and fastened down with fine stitches 3

verb transitive couch to put in a layer 3

verb transitive couch to hide 3

verb transitive couch to spread (grain) in a thin layer to germinate 3

verb transitive couch to remove (a cataract) by using a needle to push down the crystalline lens of the eye 3

intransitive verb couch to lie down on a bed, as to sleep; recline 3

intransitive verb couch to lie in hiding or in ambush 3

intransitive verb couch to lie in a pile, as decomposing leaves 3

noun couch A long upholstered piece of furniture for several people to sit on. 1

noun 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. 1

noun couch a similar article of furniture, with a headrest at one end, on which some patients of psychiatrists or psychoanalysts lie while undergoing treatment. 1

noun couch a bed or other place of rest; a lounge; any place used for repose. 1

noun couch the lair of a wild beast. 1

noun couch Brewing. the frame on which barley is spread to be malted. 1

noun couch Papermaking. the board or felt blanket on which wet pulp is laid for drying into paper sheets. 1

noun couch sofa 1

noun couch Fine Arts. a primer coat or layer, as of paint. 1

noun couch psychoanalyst's bed 1

verb with object couch to arrange or frame (words, a sentence, etc.); put into words; express: a simple request couched in respectful language. 1

transitive verb couch propose indirectly 1

verb with object couch to express indirectly or obscurely: the threat couched under his polite speech. 1

ALL meanings of couch