couched

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couch

C0680000 (kouch)n.1. a. A sofa.b. A sofa on which a patient lies while undergoing psychoanalysis or psychiatric treatment.2. a. The frame or floor on which grain, usually barley, is spread in malting.b. A layer of grain, usually barley, spread to germinate.3. A priming coat of paint or varnish used in artistic painting.v. couched, couch·ing, couch·es v.tr.1. To word in a certain manner; phrase: couched their protests in diplomatic language.2. To cause (oneself) to lie down, as for rest.3. To embroider by laying thread flat on a surface and fastening it by stitches at regular intervals.4. To spread (grain) on a couch to germinate, as in malting.5. To lower (a spear, for example) to horizontal position, as for an attack.v.intr.1. To lie down; recline, as for rest.2. To lie in ambush or concealment; lurk.3. To be in a heap or pile, as leaves for decomposition or fermentation.
[Middle English couche, from Old French culche, couche, from couchier, to lay down, lie down, from Latin collocāre; see collocate.]
couch′er n.