Meaning & use
couch
A long, upholstered piece of furniture designed for several people to sit on.
See it in a sentence
We spent the rainy afternoon curled up on the couch watching movies.
The delivery team struggled to fit the new couch through the narrow doorway.
A note on using this word
Couch is also used as a verb meaning to phrase something carefully, as in 'the criticism was couched in polite language.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To express something in a particular, often careful or indirect, way.
She couched her refusal in polite, diplomatic terms.
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