couch

Definition

  • n. a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
  • n. a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment

Word forms

Past participle
couched
Past tense
couched
Present participle
couching
Third person singular
couches

Example sentences

  1. n.

    After a long day at work, I love to relax on my couch and watch TV.

  2. vt.

    He tried to couch his criticism in a more polite way.

  3. vi.

    The cat likes to couch on the warm windowsill.