couch: significato e definizioni

A sofa.

A sofa on which a patient lies while undergoing psychoanalysis or psychiatric treatment.

The frame or floor on which grain, usually barley, is spread in malting.

A layer of grain, usually barley, spread to germinate.

A priming coat of paint or varnish used in artistic painting.

To word in a certain manner; phrase: couched their protests in diplomatic language.

To cause (oneself) to lie down, as for rest.

To embroider by laying thread flat on a surface and fastening it by stitches at regular intervals.

To spread (grain) on a couch to germinate, as in malting.

To lower (a spear, for example) to horizontal position, as for an attack.

To lie down; recline, as for rest.

To lie in ambush or concealment; lurk.

To be in a heap or pile, as leaves for decomposition or fermentation.