couch
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1.0
- noun
- /kaʊtʃ/
:
sofá
- Frisch spent the rest of the evening on the couch, trying to read the lines.
- sit on the couch
- chair and couch
- recline on a couch
Eat more cookies, sit on the couch, watch old Oprah.
- Eat more cookies, sit on the couch, watch old Oprah.
- And I'm having it on the couch with my mouth.
- He's going to lounge on his couch in Brazer E Bee.
- come on, sit on the couch, Joe. We was like, yeah,
- So I'm just going to sit on this couch and read about Dragons.
- So they said we could exchange either the whole couch or just the covers.
Examples
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One afternoon, these new friends gathered on the couch of our shabby studio apartment.
Academic text (2001) -
I can just sleep on the couch.
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I was sitting on my couch by myself.
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Look at me just sitting on my couch in our house.
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This is the only comfortable couch in the building, Phil.
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-You can crash on the couch if you want to.
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I joined my mother on the couch, and we searched for something interesting to watch on TV.
Academic text (2006) -
There are four little girls standing on the couch, lined up by height.
Academic text (2010) -
Then she broke free and ran over to the couch, where Mack was sitting.
Fiction book (1990) -
After a long day, I love to relax on my couch and watch my favorite shows.
Synonyms
257
1.0
A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for two or more people
26
2.0
A long soft seat for more than one person in a living room
16
3.8
A large sofa with separate parts that fit together
10
2.7
A small sofa for two people to sit together
9
3.9
A long seat with a back for two or more people, like a small sofa
5
2.6
A large seat with soft cushions for two or more people that opens into a bed
4
3.4
A small sofa for two people to sit on
1
9.3
A large soft sofa with high arms and back, often covered in leather and with deep buttons
A couch that turns into a double bed
Compounds
- Offensive
3
7.7
Asking for sex from someone who wants an acting job in return for a role
- UK
1
7.5
A European grass with long underground roots that spreads quickly and becomes a common weed
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Couch comes from the Old French couche, which meant a place to 'lie down' and from the verb coucher 'to lie down'. So a couch today is still a long, comfortable place to rest or sleep.