Definition of couch

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Couch (v. t.) A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge..

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Bed :: Bed (n.) An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction from the bedstead on which it is placed (as, a feather bed), or this with the bedclothes added. In a general sense, any thing or place used for sleeping or reclining on or in, as a quantity of hay, straw, leaves, or twigs..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge..
Accoucheur :: Accoucheur (n.) A man who assists women in childbirth; a man midwife; an obstetrician.
Obstetrician :: Obstetrician (n.) One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.
Couching :: Couching (n.) Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through..
Couchless :: Couchless (a.) Having no couch or bed.
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..
Levant :: Levant (a.) Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant, under Couchant..
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..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.
Couch :: Couch (v. i.) To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch..
Counter-couchant :: Counter-couchant (a.) Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coat of arms..
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..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To lay upon a bed or other resting place.
Lair :: Lair (n.) A place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast..
Forceps :: Forceps (n.) A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc..
Couch :: Couch (v. i.) To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly.
Accoucheuse :: Accoucheuse (n.) A midwife.
Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa serves one for a seat and a couch..
Divan :: Divan (n.) A cushioned seat, or a large, low sofa or couch; especially, one fixed to its place, and not movable..
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