couch

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
2. A bed, a resting-place.
3. The den of an otter.
4. A preliminary layer, as of colour or size.
5. A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.
6. Psychotherapy.
7. Voters who opt out of voting, usually by staying home on their couch.

Verb

1. To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
2. To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.
3. To lay something upon a bed or other resting place.
4. To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
5. To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.
6. To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of attack.
7. In the treatment of a cataract in the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
8. To transfer (for example, sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt blanket for further drying.
9. To attach a thread onto fabric with small stitches in order to add texture.
10. To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.
11. To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.

Concepten

canapé

divan

bank

sofa

rustbank

Turkse staatsraad

afbreken

afdraaien

afgeven op

afkammen

aflaten

een streep trekken

herleiden

in discrediet brengen

inkorten

inkrimpen

kleineren

kleinmaken

laten zakken

neerhalen

neerlaten

reduceren

ruïneren

strijken

te gronde richten

ten val brengen

trekken

vellen

verderven

vereenvoudigen

verlagen

verminderen

vernederen

verootmoedigen

zetten

bedding

couchette

kooi

laag

leger

ligplaats

pak

bed

legerstede

sponde

crapaud

stoel

bankstel

chaise longue

zetel

zitbank

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kaʊt͡ʃ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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