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Added 8 October 2026

couch

/ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ noun

In Latin: cubīle, lectus, sponda Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about couch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
A bed, a resting-place.
The den of an otter.

verb

To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.
To lay something upon a bed or other resting place.

noun

Couch grass, a species of persistent grass, Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.

Origin

From Middle English couche, cowche, from Old French couche, from the verb (see below). Doublet of cwtch.

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