couch
pronunciation
How to pronounce couch in British English:
UK [kaʊtʃ]
How to pronounce couch in American English:
US [kaʊtʃ]
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- Noun:
- an upholstered seat for more than one person
- a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
- a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment
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- Verb:
- formulate in a particular style or language
Word Origin
- couch (v.)
- c. 1300, "to overlay with gold, inlay," from Old French couchier "to lay down, place; go to bed, put to bed," from Latin collocare "to lay, place, station, arrange," from com- "together" (see com-) + locare "to place" (see locate). Meaning "to put into words" is from 1520s. Related: Couched; couching. Heraldic couchant ("lying down with the head up") is late 15c., from the French present participle.
- couch (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French couche (12c.) "a bed, lair," from coucher "to lie down," from Latin collocare (see couch (v.)). Traditionally, a couch has the head end only raised, and only half a back; a sofa has both ends raised and a full back; a settee is like a sofa but may be without arms; an ottoman has neither back nor arms, nor has a divan, the distinctive feature of which is that it goes against a wall. Couch potato first recorded 1979.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Need some motivation to get up off the couch ?
- 2. She jumped on the couch .
- 3. She got up on the examination couch and showed me the evidence .
- 4. They keep a meticulous list of client preferences : soda or soft drink , sofa or couch .
- 5. Who wouldn 't love being able to control lighting , entertainment and temperature from their couch ?