(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a long, comfortable seat for two or three people.
= sofa, settee
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ is a narrow bed which patients lie on while they are being examined or treated by a doctor.
N-COUNT
3.
If a statement is ~ed in a particular style of language, it is expressed in that style of language. (WRITTEN)
The new centre-right government’s radical objectives are often ~ed in moderate terms...
= phrase
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed in/as n