1. n. & v.
--n.
1. an upholstered piece of furniture for several people; a sofa.
2 a long padded seat with a headrest at one end, esp. one on which a psychiatrist's or doctor's patient reclines during examination.
--v.
1. tr. (foll. by in) express in words of a specified kind (couched in simple language).
2 tr. lay on or as on a couch.
3 intr. a (of an animal) lie, esp. in its lair. b lie in ambush.
4 tr. lower (a spear etc.) to the position for attack.
5 tr. Med. treat (a cataract) by displacing the lens of the eye.
Phrases and idioms:
couch potato US sl. a young person who likes lazing at home.
Etymology: ME f. OF couche, coucher f. L collocare (as COM-, locare place) 2. n. (in full couch grass) any of several grasses of the genus Agropyron, esp. A. repens, having long creeping roots.
Etymology: var. of QUITCH