Definition of "couch" []

• A sofa. (noun)
• A sofa on which a patient lies while undergoing psychoanalysis or psychiatric treatment. (noun)
• The frame or floor on which grain, usually barley, is spread in malting. (noun)
• A layer of grain, usually barley, spread to germinate. (noun)
• A priming coat of paint or varnish used in artistic painting. (noun)

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• ""And it brings a whole new meaning to the term couch potato," he added."
• "All the way around, we are enough of a lazy society, if you will, that the term couch potato has become popularized over the years."
• "For years now, the potato has had a bad press, so much so that the phrase "couch potato" is now synonymous with lumpen slobs who never get off the sofa."