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| couch [ kowch ] |
noun (plural couch·es) |
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1. long seat: a piece of upholstered furniture on which two or more people can sit side by side
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2. doctor's long seat: a long seat with a headrest that a patient lies on when visiting a doctor, especially a psychiatrist
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3. barley malting frame: a frame on which barley grain is spread during malting
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4. first coat of paint: a layer of paint or varnish applied to a canvas as a first coat
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verb (past and past participle couched, present participle couch·ing, 3rd person present singular couch·es) |
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1. transitive verb phrase something in particular way: to express something using a particular style or choice of words
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2. transitive and intransitive verb lie or lay down: to lie down, or lay somebody or something down
(
archaic or literary
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often passive
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3. transitive verb food industry spread barley for malting: to spread barley on a frame for malting
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4. transitive verb arms lower lance: to lower a lance into position for an attack
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5. transitive verb surgery remove cataract: to remove a cataract by pushing down the lens of the eye
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6. transitive verb handicraft embroider by holding down thread: to embroider a pattern by holding down threads with other threads passed through the material
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| [14th century. < French couche (noun), coucher "lie down" < Latin collocare (see collocate)] |
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  couch·er noun |
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