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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :   [ easton ]

  Couch
     (Gen. 49:4; 1 Chr. 5:1; Job 7:13; Ps. 6:6, etc.), a seat for
     repose or rest. (See BED.)
     

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :   [ gazetteer ]

  Couch, MO
    Zip code(s): 65690

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Couch \Couch\, v. i.
     1. To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of
        rest; to repose; to lie.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Where souls do couch on flowers, we 'll hand in
              hand.                                 --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If I court moe women, you 'll couch with moe men.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to
        be included or involved darkly.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We 'll couch in the castle ditch, till we see the
              light of our fairies.                 --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The half-hidden, hallf-revealed wonders, that yet
              couch beneath the words of the Scripture. --I.
                                                    Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to
        stoop; to crouch. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              An aged squire
              That seemed to couch under his shield three-square.
                                                    --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Couch \Couch\ (kouch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Couched (koucht);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Couching.] [F. coucher to lay down, lie
     down, OF. colchier, fr. L. collocare to lay, put, place; col-
     + locare to place, fr. locus place. See Locus.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To lay upon a bed or other resting place.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Where unbruised youth, with unstuffed brain,
              Does couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To arrange or dispose as in a bed; -- sometimes followed
        by the reflexive pronoun.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The waters couch themselves as may be to the center
              of this globe, in a spherical convexity. --T.
                                                    Burnet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It is at this day in use at Gaza, to couch
              potsherds, or vessels of earth, in their walls.
                                                    --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Paper Making) To transfer (as sheets of partly dried
        pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for
        further drying.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To conceal; to include or involve darkly.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There is all this, and more, that lies naturally
              couched under this allegory.          --L'Estrange.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To arrange; to place; to inlay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase;
        -- used with in and under.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A well-couched invective.             --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I had received a letter from Flora couched in rather
              cool terms.                           --Blackw. Mag.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Med.) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque
        lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To couch a spear or To couch a lance, to lower to the
        position of attack; to place in rest.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He stooped his head, and couched his spear,
              And spurred his steed to full career. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To couch malt, to spread malt on a floor. --Mortimer.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Couch \Couch\, n. [F. couche, OF. colche, culche, fr. colchier.
     See Couch, v. t. ]
     1. A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the
        United States, a lounge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Gentle sleep . . . why liest thou with the vile
              In loathsome beds, and leavest the kingly couch?
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch
              About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
                                                    --Bryant.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate,
        in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch
        of malt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Painting & Gilding) A preliminary layer, as of color,
        size, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Coach \Coach\ (k[=o]ch; 224), n. [F. coche, fr. It. cocchio,
     dim. of cocca little boat, fr. L. concha mussel, mussel
     shell, Gr. ?, akin to Skr. [,c]ankha. Cf. Conch,
     Cockboat, Cockle.]
     1. A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in
        the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside,
        each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in
        front for the driver.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Coaches have a variety of forms, and differ in respect
           to the number of persons they can carry. Mail coaches
           and tallyho coaches often have three or more seats
           inside, each for two or three persons, and seats
           outside, sometimes for twelve or more.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for
        examination. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Wareham was studying for India with a Wancester
              coach.                                --G. Eliot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Naut.) A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck,
        usually occupied by the captain. [Written also couch.]
        [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The commanders came on board and the council sat in
              the coach.                            --Pepys.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Railroad) A first-class passenger car, as distinguished
        from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc. It is
        sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. One who coaches; specif. (sports), a trainer; one who
        assists in training individual athletes or the members of
        a sports team, or who performs other ancillary functions
        in sports; as, a third base coach.
        [+PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Coach \Coach\ (?; 224), n. [F. coche, fr. It. cocchio, dim. of
     cocca little boat, fr. L. concha mussel, mussel shell, Gr. ?,
     akin to Skr. [,c]ankha. Cf. Conch, Cockboat, Cockle.]
     1. A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in
        the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside,
        each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in
        front for the driver.
  
     Note: Coaches have a variety of forms, and differ in respect
           to the number of persons they can carry. Mail coaches
           and tallyho coaches often have three or more seats
           inside, each for two or three persons, and seats
           outside, sometimes for twelve or more.
  
     2. A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for
        examination; a trainer; esp. one who trains a boat's crew
        for a race. [Colloq.]
  
              Wareham was studying for India with a Wancester
              coach.                                --G. Eliot.
  
     3. (Naut.) A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck,
        usually occupied by the captain. [Written also couch.]
        [Obs.]
  
              The commanders came on board and the council sat in
              the coach.                            --Pepys.
  
     4. (Railroad) A first-class passenger car, as distinguished
        from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc. It is
        sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Couch \Couch\ (kouch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Couched (koucht);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Couching.] [F. coucher to lay down, lie
     down, OF. colchier, fr. L. collocare to lay, put, place; col-
     + locare to place, fr. locus place. See Locus.]
     1. To lay upon a bed or other resting place.
  
              Where unbruised youth, with unstuffed brain, Does
              couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. To arrange or dispose as in a bed; -- sometimes followed
        by the reflexive pronoun.
  
              The waters couch themselves as may be to the center
              of this globe, in a spherical convexity. --T.
                                                    Burnet.
  
     3. To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.
  
              It is at this day in use at Gaza, to couch
              potsherds, or vessels of earth, in their walls.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
     4. (Paper Making) To transfer (as sheets of partly dried
        pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for
        further drying.
  
     5. To conceal; to include or involve darkly.
  
              There is all this, and more, that lies naturally
              couched under this allegory.          --L'Estrange.
  
     6. To arrange; to place; to inlay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     7. To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase;
        -- used with in and under.
  
              A well-couched invective.             --Milton.
  
              I had received a letter from Flora couched in rather
              cool terms.                           --Blackw. Mag.
  
     8. (Med.) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque
        lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract.
  
     To couch a spear or lance, to lower to the position of
        attack; to place in rest.
  
              He stooped his head, and couched his spear, And
              spurred his steed to full career.     --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     To couch malt, to spread malt on a floor. --Mortimer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Couch \Couch\, v. i.
     1. To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of
        rest; to repose; to lie.
  
              Where souls do couch on flowers, we 'll hand in
              hand.                                 --Shak.
  
              If I court moe women, you 'll couch with moe men.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to
        be included or involved darkly.
  
              We 'll couch in the castle ditch, till we see the
              light of our fairies.                 --Shak.
  
              The half-hidden, hallf-revealed wonders, that yet
              couch beneath the words of the Scripture. --I.
                                                    Taylor.
  
     3. To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to
        stoop; to crouch. [Obs.]
  
              An aged squire That seemed to couch under his shield
              three-square.                         --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Couch \Couch\, n. [F. couche, OF. colche, culche, fr. colchier.
     See Couch, v. t. ]
     1. A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the
        United States, a lounge.
  
              Gentle sleep . . . why liest thou with the vile In
              loathsome beds, and leavest the kingly couch?
                                                    --Shak.
  
              Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About
              him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. --Bryant.
  
     2. Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc.
  
     3. A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate,
        in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch
        of malt.
  
     4. (Painting & Gilding) A preliminary layer, as of color,
        size, etc.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  couch
       n 1: an upholstered seat for more than one person [syn: sofa, lounge]
       2: a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
       3: a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or
          psychoanalytic treatment
       v : formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put
           it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite
           language" [syn: frame, redact, cast, put]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  couch
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ έπιπλο en) ο καναπές

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  couch
     alt.
     1 (lb en North America Australia Ireland) An item of furniture, often
  upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a
  sofa.
     2 A bed, a resting-place.
     3 The den of an otter.
     4 (lb en art painting and gilding) A preliminary layer, as of colour
  or size.
     5 (lb en brewing) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to
  germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.
     6 (lb en metonym usually as "the couch") psychotherapy.
     n.
     1 (lb en North America Australia Ireland) An item of furniture, often
  upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a
  sofa.
     2 A bed, a resting-place.
     3 The den of an otter.
     4 (lb en art painting and gilding) A preliminary layer, as of colour
  or size.
     5 (lb en brewing) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to
  germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.
     6 (lb en metonym usually as "the couch") psychotherapy.
     alt.
     1 To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
     2 To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to
  crouch.
     3 (lb en transitive) To lay#Verb something upon a bed or other
  resting place.
     4 (lb en transitive) To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
     5 (lb en transitive) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to
  bed#Verb.
     6 (lb en transitive) To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of
  attack.
     7 (lb en ophthalmology transitive) In the treatment of a cataract in
  the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a
  needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
     8 (lb en paper-making transitive) To transfer (for example, sheets of
  partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt#Noun blanket for
  further drying.
     9 (lb en sewing transitive) To attach a thread onto (l en fabric)
  with small stitches in order to add (l en texture).
     10 To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.
     11 (lb en archaic) To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide;
  to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.
     vb.
     1 To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
     2 To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to
  crouch.
     3 (lb en transitive) To lay#Verb something upon a bed or other
  resting place.
     4 (lb en transitive) To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
     5 (lb en transitive) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to
  bed#Verb.
     6 (lb en transitive) To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of
  attack.
     7 (lb en ophthalmology transitive) In the treatment of a cataract in
  the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a
  needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
     8 (lb en paper-making transitive) To transfer (for example, sheets of
  partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt#Noun blanket for
  further drying.
     9 (lb en sewing transitive) To attach a thread onto (l en fabric)
  with small stitches in order to add (l en texture).
     10 To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.
     11 (lb en archaic) To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide;
  to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.
     n.
     (l en couch grass Couch grass), a species of persistent grass,
  ''Elymus repens'', usually considered a weed.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Couch
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Mason County s/West Virginia
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  couch
     alt.
     1 (lb en North America Australia Ireland) An item of furniture, often
  upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a
  sofa.
     2 A bed, a resting-place.
     3 The den of an otter.
     4 (lb en art painting and gilding) A preliminary layer, as of colour
  or size.
     5 (lb en brewing) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to
  germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.
     6 (lb en metonym usually as "the couch") psychotherapy.
     n.
     1 (lb en North America Australia Ireland) An item of furniture, often
  upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a
  sofa.
     2 A bed, a resting-place.
     3 The den of an otter.
     4 (lb en art painting and gilding) A preliminary layer, as of colour
  or size.
     5 (lb en brewing) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to
  germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.
     6 (lb en metonym usually as "the couch") psychotherapy.
     alt.
     1 To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
     2 To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to
  crouch.
     3 (lb en transitive) To lay#Verb something upon a bed or other
  resting place.
     4 (lb en transitive) To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
     5 (lb en transitive) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to
  bed#Verb.
     6 (lb en transitive) To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of
  attack.
     7 (lb en ophthalmology transitive) In the treatment of a cataract in
  the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a
  needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
     8 (lb en paper-making transitive) To transfer (for example, sheets of
  partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt#Noun blanket for
  further drying.
     9 (lb en sewing transitive) To attach a thread onto (l en fabric)
  with small stitches in order to add (l en texture).
     10 To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.
     11 (lb en archaic) To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide;
  to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.
     vb.
     1 To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
     2 To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to
  crouch.
     3 (lb en transitive) To lay#Verb something upon a bed or other
  resting place.
     4 (lb en transitive) To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
     5 (lb en transitive) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to
  bed#Verb.
     6 (lb en transitive) To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of
  attack.
     7 (lb en ophthalmology transitive) In the treatment of a cataract in
  the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a
  needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
     8 (lb en paper-making transitive) To transfer (for example, sheets of
  partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt#Noun blanket for
  further drying.
     9 (lb en sewing transitive) To attach a thread onto (l en fabric)
  with small stitches in order to add (l en texture).
     10 To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.
     11 (lb en archaic) To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide;
  to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.
     n.
     (l en couch grass Couch grass), a species of persistent grass,
  ''Elymus repens'', usually considered a weed.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Couch
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Mason County s/West Virginia
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  couch
     alt.
     1 (lb en North America Australia Ireland) An item of furniture, often
  upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a
  sofa.
     2 A bed, a resting-place.
     3 The den of an otter.
     4 (lb en art painting and gilding) A preliminary layer, as of colour
  or size.
     5 (lb en brewing) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to
  germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.
     6 (lb en metonym usually as "the couch") psychotherapy.
     n.
     1 (lb en North America Australia Ireland) An item of furniture, often
  upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a
  sofa.
     2 A bed, a resting-place.
     3 The den of an otter.
     4 (lb en art painting and gilding) A preliminary layer, as of colour
  or size.
     5 (lb en brewing) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to
  germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.
     6 (lb en metonym usually as "the couch") psychotherapy.
     alt.
     1 To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
     2 To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to
  crouch.
     3 (lb en transitive) To lay#Verb something upon a bed or other
  resting place.
     4 (lb en transitive) To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
     5 (lb en transitive) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to
  bed#Verb.
     6 (lb en transitive) To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of
  attack.
     7 (lb en ophthalmology transitive) In the treatment of a cataract in
  the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a
  needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
     8 (lb en paper-making transitive) To transfer (for example, sheets of
  partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt#Noun blanket for
  further drying.
     9 (lb en sewing transitive) To attach a thread onto (l en fabric)
  with small stitches in order to add (l en texture).
     10 To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.
     11 (lb en archaic) To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide;
  to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.
     vb.
     1 To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
     2 To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to
  crouch.
     3 (lb en transitive) To lay#Verb something upon a bed or other
  resting place.
     4 (lb en transitive) To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
     5 (lb en transitive) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to
  bed#Verb.
     6 (lb en transitive) To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of
  attack.
     7 (lb en ophthalmology transitive) In the treatment of a cataract in
  the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a
  needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
     8 (lb en paper-making transitive) To transfer (for example, sheets of
  partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt#Noun blanket for
  further drying.
     9 (lb en sewing transitive) To attach a thread onto (l en fabric)
  with small stitches in order to add (l en texture).
     10 To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.
     11 (lb en archaic) To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide;
  to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.
     n.
     (l en couch grass Couch grass), a species of persistent grass,
  ''Elymus repens'', usually considered a weed.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Couch
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Mason County s/West Virginia
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  couch
     alt.
     1 (lb en North America Australia Ireland) An item of furniture, often
  upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a
  sofa.
     2 A bed, a resting-place.
     3 The den of an otter.
     4 (lb en art painting and gilding) A preliminary layer, as of colour
  or size.
     5 (lb en brewing) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to
  germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.
     6 (lb en metonym usually as "the couch") psychotherapy.
     n.
     1 (lb en North America Australia Ireland) An item of furniture, often
  upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a
  sofa.
     2 A bed, a resting-place.
     3 The den of an otter.
     4 (lb en art painting and gilding) A preliminary layer, as of colour
  or size.
     5 (lb en brewing) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to
  germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.
     6 (lb en metonym usually as "the couch") psychotherapy.
     alt.
     1 To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
     2 To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to
  crouch.
     3 (lb en transitive) To lay#Verb something upon a bed or other
  resting place.
     4 (lb en transitive) To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
     5 (lb en transitive) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to
  bed#Verb.
     6 (lb en transitive) To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of
  attack.
     7 (lb en ophthalmology transitive) In the treatment of a cataract in
  the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a
  needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
     8 (lb en paper-making transitive) To transfer (for example, sheets of
  partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt#Noun blanket for
  further drying.
     9 (lb en sewing transitive) To attach a thread onto (l en fabric)
  with small stitches in order to add (l en texture).
     10 To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.
     11 (lb en archaic) To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide;
  to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.
     vb.
     1 To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
     2 To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to
  crouch.
     3 (lb en transitive) To lay#Verb something upon a bed or other
  resting place.
     4 (lb en transitive) To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
     5 (lb en transitive) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to
  bed#Verb.
     6 (lb en transitive) To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of
  attack.
     7 (lb en ophthalmology transitive) In the treatment of a cataract in
  the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a
  needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
     8 (lb en paper-making transitive) To transfer (for example, sheets of
  partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt#Noun blanket for
  further drying.
     9 (lb en sewing transitive) To attach a thread onto (l en fabric)
  with small stitches in order to add (l en texture).
     10 To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.
     11 (lb en archaic) To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide;
  to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.
     n.
     (l en couch grass Couch grass), a species of persistent grass,
  ''Elymus repens'', usually considered a weed.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Couch
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Mason County s/West Virginia
  c/USA).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  couch
     Englanti n.
     sohva
     Englanti vb.
     1 maata
     2 ilmaista, sanallistaa

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Couch
     Saksa n.
     sohva

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  couch
     Engelska n.
     soffa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Couch
     Tyska n.
     soffa

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ell ]

  Couch /kaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ 
  καναπές
  „breiteres Liegesofa“ mit zwei oder mehr Sitzplätzen

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Couch /kaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ 
  canapé, divan
  „breiteres Liegesofa“ mit zwei oder mehr Sitzplätzen

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  Couch /(en)kˈaʊtʃ(de)/
  1. divan, rustbank, Turkse staatsraad
  2. sofa

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  Couch /kaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ 
  kanapa, sofa, tapczan
  „breiteres Liegesofa“ mit zwei oder mehr Sitzplätzen

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:deu-por ]

  Couch /(en)kˈaʊtʃ(de)/
  1. divã
  2. canapé, sofá

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Couch /kaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ 
  диван, кушетка
  „breiteres Liegesofa“ mit zwei oder mehr Sitzplätzen

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Couch /kaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ 
  diván
  „breiteres Liegesofa“ mit zwei oder mehr Sitzplätzen

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Couch /kaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ 
  schäslong
  „breiteres Liegesofa“ mit zwei oder mehr Sitzplätzen

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Couch /(en)kˈaʊtʃ(de)/
  divan

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Couch /(en)kˈaʊtʃ(de)/
  kanepe

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Couch /kˈaʊtʃ/
  الأريكة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  couch //kaʊt͡ʃ// 
  диван, кушетка
  furniture for seating of more than one person

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  couch //kaʊt͡ʃ// 
  1. лежа, полягам
  lie down (on a couch)
  2. излагам, формулирам
  phrase in a particular style

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/ 
  lehátko

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/ 
  divan

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/ 
  gaučový

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/ 
  stylizovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/
  pohovka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/
  gauč

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/ 
  gautschen  [techn.]  [Papier]
   see: couching, couched
  
           Note: paper

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/
  
  ανάκλιντρο, ντιβάνι, καναπές

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  couch //kaʊt͡ʃ// 
  sohva, leposohva
  furniture for seating of more than one person

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  couch /kautʃ/
  canapé

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/ 
  1. छिपा~रहना
        "Her letter was couched in insolent language."
  2. चित~लेटना
        "A cow couched on a grassy field."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/
  kanabe, kauč, krevet, ležaj

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/
  1. kanapé
  2. háromüléses kanapé
  3. dívány
  4. vacok

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  couch //kaʊt͡ʃ// 
  ソファー, カウチ, 寝台
  furniture for seating of more than one person

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  couch /kaʋtʃ/
  1. sofa, kušetė, kanapa
     See also: sofa
  
     See also: lounge
  
  2. (poet.) guolis
  3. prigulti
  4. gulėti krūvoje ir pūti
  5. daiginti

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  couch /kautʃ/ 
  1. divã
  2. canapé, sofá

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  couch /kautʃ/
  1. dyschatell
  2. canapé

From English-Serbian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-srp ]

  couch /kautʃ/
  диван

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  couch //kaʊt͡ʃ// 
  soffa
  furniture for seating of more than one person

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/
  1. sedir, kanepe, divan, yatacak yer
  2. in, vahşi hayvan barınağı. couch grass ayrık otu, (bot.) Agropyron repens.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  couch /kˈaʊtʃ/
  1. ifade etmek, beyan etmek
  2. ima etmek
  3. yatırmak
  4. indirmek
  5. pusuya yatmak. He couched his demand in respectful words. Talebini hürmetkâr bir lisanla arzetti.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkaʊtʃ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  123 Moby Thesaurus words for "couch":
     analysis, bear down, bed, bed down, bedstead, bring low, bunk,
     burrow, cave, conceive, couch in terms, covert, crawl, creep,
     crouch, curl up, debase, den, depress, depth interview,
     depth psychology, detrude, divan, doss, downbear, dream analysis,
     dream symbolism, earth, embed, embody in words, express, form,
     formularize, formulate, frame, give expression to, give words to,
     go to bed, go to rest, group analysis, grovel, gumshoe, gurney,
     haul down, hole, hug the earth, indent, interpretation of dreams,
     kip, lair, lay wait, let down, lie down, lie in wait, lie low,
     lie prone, lie prostrate, lie under, litter, lodge, loll, lounge,
     lower, lurk, mew, nightwalk, paragraph, phrase, present,
     press down, prone, prostrate, prowl, psychanalysis, psychoanalysis,
     psychoanalytic method, psychoanalytic therapy, psychognosis,
     psychognosy, psychology of depths, pull down, push down, pussyfoot,
     put, put in words, recline, reduce, repose, rest, rhetorize, run,
     set out, settee, settle, settle to rest, shadow, sink, skulk,
     slink, sneak, snug down, sofa, sprawl, squat, stalk, state, steal,
     stretcher, style, supinate, take down, take it easy,
     take life easy, tete-a-tete, the couch, the hay, the sack,
     thrust down, tiptoe, tunnel, underlie, vis-a-vis, word
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 长椅,睡椅,卧榻;
  v. 横躺,睡,暗示;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 长椅,睡椅,卧榻
     vt. 横躺,睡,暗示
     vi. 躺下,蹲伏

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