COUCH


Meaning of COUCH in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ comfortable , comfy ( informal ), plush ( esp. AmE ), soft ( esp. AmE )

▪ leather , velvet

▪ overstuffed ( esp. AmE )

She settled down to read on the huge, overstuffed ~.

▪ worn

The room contained an old worn ~.

▪ living-room ( AmE )

He was sprawled on the living-room ~ watching TV.

▪ pull-out ( AmE )

You can sleep on the pull-out ~.

▪ psychiatrist's

She spends several hours a week on the psychiatrist's ~.

VERB + COUCH

▪ lie (down) on , recline on , sink back on , sink into , sit (down) on , sprawl on , stretch (out) on

They sat down on the wide ~.

▪ get up from , rise from , slide off , swing your legs off , swing yourself off

COUCH + NOUN

▪ cushion ( esp. AmE ), pillow ( AmE )

▪ potato (= sb who spends all their time sitting on a couch)

He's turned into a real ~ potato since he subscribed to the sports channel.

PREPOSITION

▪ on a/the ~

He slept on the ~.

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