psychiatrist's couch

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• couch — meaning ‘an upholstered piece of furniture’ differs from a sofa in having only one raised end and in being designed for lying on as well as sitting on. It also has special (and often evocative) uses as in psychiatrist s couch, on which the… …   Modern English usage

• couch — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ comfortable, comfy (informal), plush (esp. AmE), soft (esp. AmE) ▪ leather, velvet ▪ overstuffed (esp. AmE) …   Collocations dictionary

• psychiatrist — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ leading, senior, top ▪ a leading child psychiatrist ▪ practising/practicing ▪ consultant (esp. BrE), research …   Collocations dictionary

• Psychiatrist — For other uses, see Psychiatrist (disambiguation). Psychiatrist Occupation Names Psychiatrist, Alienist (archaic) Activity sectors Medicine > Psychiatry …   Wikipedia

• couch — I UK [kaʊtʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms couch : singular couch plural couches 1) a long low comfortable seat that two or three people can sit on 2) a long piece of furniture like a bed that someone lies on while talking about their mental… …   English dictionary

• couch-doctor — AND couch turkey n. a psychiatrist; a psychoanalyst. □ Some couch doctor told her to go out and find a lover. □ I finally walked out on my couch turkey. Now I’m getting it all together …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• couch — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• couch case — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person judged emotionally so disturbed that people think he ought to see a psychiatrist (who, habitually, make their patients lie down on a couch). * /Joe s divorce messed him up so badly that he became a couch case./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• couch case — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person judged emotionally so disturbed that people think he ought to see a psychiatrist (who, habitually, make their patients lie down on a couch). * /Joe s divorce messed him up so badly that he became a couch case./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• couch — couch1 [kautʃ] n plural couches [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: couche, from coucher to lie , from Latin collocare to put in place ; COLLOCATE] 1.) a comfortable piece of furniture big enough for two or three people to sit on = ↑sofa, settee… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• couch — couch1 [ kautʃ ] noun count 1. ) a long low comfortable seat that two or three people can sit on: SOFA 2. ) a long piece of furniture like a bed that someone lies on while talking about their mental problems with a PSYCHIATRIST couch couch 2 [… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English