couch

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 See also 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: kouch, IPA: /kaʊtʃ/, SAMPA: /kaUtS/
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• Rhymes: -aʊtʃ

[edit] Noun

couch (plural couches)

1. An item of furniture for the comfortable seating of more than one person.
2. Bed, resting-place.

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] Synonyms

• (item of furniture): davenport, divan, settee, sofa

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[edit] See also

• armchair
• love seat
• chesterfield

[edit] Verb

to couch (third-person singular simple present couches, present participle couching, simple past and past participle couched)

1. To lie down; to recline (upon a couch).
2. To phrase in a particular style, to use specific wording.

   He couched it as a request, but it was an order.

[edit] Synonyms

• (lie down (on a couch)): lie down, recline
• (phrase in a particular style): express, phrase, term, word

[edit] Translations