Definition of couch

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Couch (v. i.) To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch..

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Arest :: Arest (n.) A support for the spear when couched for the attack.
Lair :: Lair (n.) A place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast..
Accouchement :: Accouchement (n.) Delivery in childbe.
Hammock :: Hammock (n.) A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends..
Coucher :: Coucher (n.) A factor or agent resident in a country for traffic.
Counter-couchant :: Counter-couchant (a.) Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coat of arms..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge..
Recouch :: Recouch (v. i.) To retire again to a couch; to lie down again.
Couchant :: Couchant (v. t.) Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; -- said of a lion or other beast..
Upholster :: Upholster (v. t.) To furnish (rooms, carriages, bedsteads, chairs, etc.) with hangings, coverings, cushions, etc.; to adorn with furnishings in cloth, velvet, silk, etc.; as, to upholster a couch; to upholster a room with curtains..
Dormant :: Dormant (a.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant..
Couchancy :: Couchancy (n.) State of lying down for repose.
Couch :: Couch (v. i.) To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly.
Press :: Press (v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd..
Couchless :: Couchless (a.) Having no couch or bed.
Levant :: Levant (a.) Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant, under Couchant..
Quitch Grass :: Quitch grass () A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously, and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called couch grass, quick grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See Illustration in Appendix..
Accoucheuse :: Accoucheuse (n.) A midwife.
Accubation :: Accubation (n.) The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals..
Couched :: Couched (a.) Same as Couch/.
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