ALL meanings of couched
couch
C c - noun couched Simple past tense and past participle of couch. 1
- noun couched a piece of furniture for seating from two to four people, typically in the form of a bench with a back, sometimes having an armrest at one or each end, and partly or wholly upholstered and often fitted with springs, tailored cushions, skirts, etc.; sofa. 1
- noun couched a similar article of furniture, with a headrest at one end, on which some patients of psychiatrists or psychoanalysts lie while undergoing treatment. 1
- noun couched a bed or other place of rest; a lounge; any place used for repose. 1
- noun couched the lair of a wild beast. 1
- noun couched Brewing. the frame on which barley is spread to be malted. 1
- noun couched Papermaking. the board or felt blanket on which wet pulp is laid for drying into paper sheets. 1
- noun couched Fine Arts. a primer coat or layer, as of paint. 1
- verb with object couched to arrange or frame (words, a sentence, etc.); put into words; express: a simple request couched in respectful language. 1
- verb with object couched to express indirectly or obscurely: the threat couched under his polite speech. 1
- verb with object couched to lower or bend down, as the head. 1
- verb with object couched to lower (a spear, lance, etc.) to a horizontal position, as for attack. 1
- verb with object couched to put or lay down, as for rest or sleep; cause to lie down. 1
- verb with object couched to lay or spread flat. 1
- verb with object couched Papermaking. to transfer (a sheet of pulp) from the wire to the couch. 1
- verb with object couched to embroider by couching. 1
- verb with object couched Archaic. to hide; conceal. 1
- verb without object couched to lie at rest or asleep; repose; recline. 1
- verb without object couched to crouch; bend; stoop. 1
- verb without object couched to lie in ambush or in hiding; lurk. 1
- verb without object couched to lie in a heap for decomposition or fermentation, as leaves. 1
- idioms couched on the couch, Informal. undergoing psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment. 1
- adjective couched (heraldry) couché. 0