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couch

UK/kuːt͡ʃ/ US/ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ common us
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

an upholstered seat for more than one person

Synonyms
2.

a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

3.

a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment

verb

1.

formulate in a particular style or language

  • “I wouldn”
  • “;”
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Origin

From a variant of quitch, from Middle English quich, quyke, from Old English cwice, from Proto-West Germanic *kwikwā, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwǭ, from *kwikwaz (“alive, lively”). Related to quick. More at quitch.

Phrases

  • casting couch
  • couch a hogshead
  • couch bed
  • couch dance
  • couch doctor
  • couch down
  • couch gag
  • couch lock
  • couch potato
  • couch up
  • couching stitch

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