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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

  • (..) feelings flying around? Why, does that make you uncomfortable? - No, no, no. - No? No, no, no. No, I'm not on your couch. Well, you know what Freud said about the Irish? Yeah, I do. Yeah, if you actually do, I'll see you again. (..)
    2006 The Departed