Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - couch
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 an upholstered piece of furniture for several people; a sofa. 2 a long padded seat with a headrest at one end, esp. one on which a psychiatrist's or doctor's patient reclines during examination. --v. 1 tr. (foll. by in) express in words of a specified kind (couched in simple language). 2 tr. lay on or as on a couch. 3 intr. a (of an animal) lie, esp. in its lair. b lie in ambush. 4 tr. lower (a spear etc.) to the position for attack. 5 tr. Med. treat (a cataract) by displacing the lens of the eye. Phrases and idioms couch potato US sl. a young person who likes lazing at home. Etymology: ME f. OF couche, coucher f. L collocare (as COM-, locare place) 2. n. (in full couch grass) any of several grasses of the genus Agropyron, esp. A. repens, having long creeping roots. Etymology: var. of QUITCH
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I. verb see: collocate Date: 14th century transitive verb to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep, to embroider (a design) by laying down a thread and fastening it with small stitches at regular intervals, to place or hold level and pointed forward ready for use, to phrase or express in a specified manner , intransitive verb to lie down or recline for sleep or rest, to lie in ambush, II. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e bed, from Anglo-French kuche, from cucher Date: 14th century 1. an article of furniture for sitting or reclining, a ~ on which a patient reclines when undergoing psychoanalysis, the den of an animal (as an otter) ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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