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couch

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1. couch - Noun

2. couch - Verb

3. Couch - Proper noun

Meaning

To lay upon a bed or other resting place.

To arrange or dispose as in a bed; -- sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun.

To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.

To transfer (as sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for further drying.

To conceal; to include or involve darkly.

To arrange; to place; to inlay.

To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase; -- used with in and under.

To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract.

To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie.

To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly.

To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.

A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge.

Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc.

A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch of malt.

A preliminary layer, as of color, size, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I wouldn't put it that way Source: Internet

She cast her request in very polite language Source: Internet

Are you at home looking for something fun and interactive to do that doesn’t require leaving the comfort of your couch (or bed)? Source: Internet

And others complain of extreme fatigue—the kind that chains you to your couch for days at a time—and neurological weariness that makes planning and focusing difficult. Source: Internet

Anyway, it's a puzzler that rewards quiet contemplation—the kind of contemplation that continues hours after you've "stopped playing," until suddenly you sit bolt upright on the couch and shout "Eureka!" and rush to the PC to punch in a solution. Source: Internet

Also in this vein, the play opened with a group of people paying homage to a waxwork of an obese emperor reclining on a couch and clutching a bunch of grapes. Source: Internet

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