couch¹ /kowch/

1. A kind of sofa with half back and one raised end
2. Any sofa
3. Any place for rest or sleep
4. A bed, esp for daytime use, eg one on which a doctor's or psychiatrist's patient lies for examination
5. The lair of a wild beast (poetic)

1. To express (ideas, etc) in language of a particular kind
2. To lay down
3. To lower, place in a horizontal position
4. To depress or remove (a cataract in the eye) (surgery)

To lie down for the purpose of sleep, concealment, etc

couchˈant adjective (heraldry)

Lying down with head up

couchˈing noun

Embroidery in which the surface is covered with threads and these are secured by stitches forming a pattern

couch potato noun (slang, orig US)

A person whose leisure time is spent sitting shiftlessly in front of the television or video

couchˈsurfing noun (informal)

The practice of spending the night at friends' houses when one is homeless

couch a spear

To fix it in its rest at the side of the armour

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