couch

About 5.62 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
2. noun A bed, a resting-place.
3. noun The den of an otter.
4. noun A preliminary layer, as of colour or size.
5. noun A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.

   a couch of malt

6. noun Psychotherapy.

   He spent years on the couch going over his traumatic childhood.

7. noun Voters who opt out of voting, usually by staying home on their couch.

   If Kamala Harris replaces Joe Biden in the 2024 election, analysts warn that she will lose to the couch.

8. verb To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).

Similar words

sofa cast frame put redact lounge settee armchair chair furniture

Often followed by

and in of with to on was for or

Word family

couched couches couching