couch

a piece of furniture for seating from two to four people, typically in the form of a bench with a back, sometimes having an armrest at one or each end, and partly or wholly upholstered and often fitted with springs, tailored cushions, skirts, etc.; sofa.

a similar article of furniture, with a headrest at one end, on which some patients of psychiatrists or psychoanalysts lie while undergoing treatment.

a bed or other place of rest; a lounge; any place used for repose.

the lair of a wild beast.

Brewing.��the frame on which barley is spread to be malted.

Papermaking.��the board or felt blanket on which wet pulp is laid for drying into paper sheets.

Fine Arts.��a primer coat or layer, as of paint.

to arrange or frame (words, a sentence, etc.); put into words; express.

to express indirectly or obscurely.

to lower or bend down, as the head.

to lower (a spear, lance, etc.) to a horizontal position, as for attack.

to put or lay down, as for rest or sleep; cause to lie down.

to lay or spread flat.

Papermaking.��to transfer (a sheet of pulp) from the wire to the couch.

to embroider by couching.

Archaic.��to hide; conceal.

to lie at rest or asleep; repose; recline.

to crouch; bend; stoop.

to lie in ambush or in hiding; lurk.

to lie in a heap for decomposition or fermentation, as leaves.