[couch] vb [ME, fr. MF coucher, fr. L collocare to set in place--more at collocate] vt (14c) 1: to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep
2: to embroider (a design) by laying down a thread and fastening it with small stitches at regular intervals
3: to place or hold level and pointed forward ready for use
4: to phrase or express in a specified manner "the memorandum was ~ed in strong language --W. L. Shirer"
5: to treat (a cataract) by displacing the lens of the eye into the vitreous humor ~ vi 1: to lie down or recline for sleep or rest
2: to lie in ambush
[2]couch n [ME couche bed, fr. MF, fr. coucher] (14c) 1 a: an article of furniture (as a bed or sofa) for sitting or reclining b: a couch on which a patient reclines when undergoing psychoanalysis
2: the den of an animal (as an otter) -- on the couch : receiving psychiatric treatment