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couch
noun
-
couch
,
couches
a
long
,
comfortable
seat
with
a
back
and
usually
arms
,
made
for
two
or
more
people
to
sit
or
lie
on
•
After
a
long
day
,
Maria
sank
into
the
soft
couch
and
turned
on
the
TV
.
After
a
long
day
,
Maria
sank
into
the
soft
couch
and
turned
on
the
TV
.
•
Two
strong
movers
struggled
to
fit
the
oversized
couch
through
the
narrow
apartment
doorway
.
Two
strong
movers
struggled
to
fit
the
oversized
couch
through
the
narrow
apartment
doorway
.
Middle
English
“
couche
”,
from
Old
French
“
couche
”
meaning
a
place
for
lying
down
,
from
the
verb
“
couchier
” ‘
to
lay
down
’.
verb
-
couch
,
couching
,
couches
,
couched
to
say
or
write
something
using
particular
words
or
style
,
often
to
make
it
sound
more
polite
or
indirect
•
The
teacher
couched
her
feedback
in
gentle
terms
so
the
student
would
not
feel
embarrassed
.
The
teacher
couched
her
feedback
in
gentle
terms
so
the
student
would
not
feel
embarrassed
.
•
Please
couch
your
request
politely
,
or
it
may
be
ignored
.
Please
couch
your
request
politely
,
or
it
may
be
ignored
.
Derived
from
the
noun
sense
of
lying
down
;
figuratively
,
words
are
‘
laid
down
’
in
a
certain
way
.
