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Definition of Couch
Pronunciation: kouch | v. t. | 1. | | | 1. | To lay upon a bed or other resting place. | | 2. | To arrange or dispose as in a bed; - sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun. | | 3. | To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed. | | 4. | (Paper Making) To transfer (as sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for further drying. | | 5. | To conceal; to include or involve darkly. | | 6. | To arrange; to place; to inlay. | | 7. | To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase; - used with in and under. | | 8. | (Med.) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract. | | v. i. | 1. | To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie. | | 2. | To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly. | | 3. | To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch. | | n. | 1. | A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge. | | 2. | Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc. | | 3. | A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch of malt. | | 4. | (Painting & Gilding) A preliminary layer, as of color, size, etc. |
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