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couch

Definition

  • noun: a long piece of furniture on which a person can sit or lie down
  • verb: to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep
  • verb: to say or express (something) in a particular way
  • usually used as '(be) couched'
  • synonyms: sofa, bed, conceal

Examples

  • The letter 'was couched in' polite terms.

  • a psychiatrist's 'couch'

Movie quotes

  • (..) The last thing l need... ..is another picture of me looking like a porcelain doll. As a paying customer... ..l expect to get what l want. Over on the bed... the couch. Go... lie down. Tell me when it looks right. Put your arm back the way it was. Right. Put that other arm up... (..)
    1997 Titanic