couch
n. countablen. a long, soft piece of furniture that two or more people can sit on together. You usually find this in a living room for relaxing or watching TV.
n. a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several people to sit on; a sofa. Often used as a synonym for 'sofa', though 'couch' is more common in North American English.
We sat on the couch to watch a movie.
The living room feels much larger now that we have replaced the old couch with a modern one.
The interior designer suggested a velvet couch in a deep emerald green to serve as the focal point of the minimalist apartment.
From Middle English couche, cowche, from Old French couche, from the verb (see below). Doublet of cwtch.
From Middle English couchen, from Old French (se) couchier, (se) colchier (“go to bed, lay down”), from Latin collocāre (“set in place”), from com- (“together, with”) + locāre. Doublet of collocate.
From a variant of quitch, from Middle English quich, quyke, from Old English cwice.
Commonly used in the phrase 'on the couch' to refer to a patient undergoing psychoanalysis.