1. An upholstered seat for more than one person
   "They cuddled up on the couch to watch a movie";
   - sofa, lounge, chesterfield [Cdn]
    
2. A narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment
   "The patient reclined on the couch during his therapy session"
    
3. A flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
   "The artist applied a couch to the canvas before beginning the oil painting"

1. Formulate in a particular style or language
   "The lawyer couched the contract in legal terms";
   - frame, cast, put

Derived forms: couching, couched, couches

Type of: articulate, bed, flat coat, formulate, give voice, ground, phrase, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, seat, undercoat, word

Encyclopedia: Couch, The