couch

Noun	1.	couch - an upholstered seat for more than one person lounge, sofa sofa bed, convertible - a sofa that can be converted into a bed daybed, divan bed - an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night divan - a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall) love seat, tete-a-tete, vis-a-vis - small sofa that seats two people seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests" settee - a small sofa squab - a soft padded sofa
	2.	couch - a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer flat coat, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat, primer, priming, ground - the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
	3.	couch - a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
Verb	1.	couch - formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" redact, put, frame, cast give voice, phrase, word, articulate, formulate - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"

Examples from classic literature:

He dosed himself with chlorodyne, took his own pulse, smoked a thermometer, and lay back on the couch with a suppressed groan.

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A CONVENTION of female writers, which for two days had been stuffing Woman's couch with goose-quills and hailing the down of a new era, adjourned with unabated enthusiasm, shouting, "Place aux dames

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He then lay down on the couch where the slave had been, and waited for the enchantress.

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