Définitions
1.NounAn item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
2.NounA bed, a resting-place.
3.NounThe den of an otter.
4.NounA preliminary layer, as of colour or size.
5.NounA mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley."a couch of malt"
6.NounPsychotherapy."He spent years on the couch going over his traumatic childhood."
7.NounVoters who opt out of voting, usually by staying home on their couch."If Kamala Harris replaces Joe Biden in the 2024 election, analysts warn that she will lose to the couch."
8.VerbTo lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
9.VerbTo bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.
10.VerbTo lay something upon a bed or other resting place.
11.VerbTo arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
12.VerbTo lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.
13.VerbTo lower (a spear or lance) to the position of attack.
14.VerbIn the treatment of a cataract in the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
15.VerbTo transfer (for example, sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt blanket for further drying.
16.VerbTo attach a thread onto fabric with small stitches in order to add texture.
17.VerbTo phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for."He couched it as a request, but it was an order."
18.VerbTo lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.
19.NounCouch grass, a species of persistent grass, Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.