Coach vs. Couch

Coachnoun

A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.

Coachnoun

A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.

Coachnoun

A trainer or instructor.

Coachnoun

A single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus.

Coachnoun

(nautical) The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.

Coachnoun

(chiefly US) The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section.

Coachverb

To train.

Coachverb

(transitive) To instruct; to train.

Coachverb

(intransitive) To study under a tutor.

Coachverb

(intransitive) To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it).

Coachverb

(transitive) To convey in a coach.

Coachnoun

A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in front for the driver.

Coachnoun

A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for examination.

Coachnoun

A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain.

Coachnoun

A first-class passenger car, as distinguished from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc. It is sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car.

Coachnoun

One who coaches;

Coachverb

To convey in a coach.

Coachverb

To prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction.

Coachverb

To drive or to ride in a coach; - sometimes used with

Coachnoun

(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

Coachnoun

a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting)

Coachnoun

a railcar where passengers ride

Coachnoun

a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver

Coachnoun

a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport;

Coachverb

teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports;

Coachverb

drive a coach

Couchnoun

An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person.

Couchnoun

A bed, a resting-place.

Couchnoun

A preliminary layer, as of colour or size.

Couchnoun

(brewing) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.

Couchnoun

, a species of persistent grass, Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.

Couchverb

To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).

Couchverb

(archaic) To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.

Couchverb

To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.

Couchverb

(transitive) To lay something upon a bed or other resting place.

Couchverb

(transitive) To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.

Couchverb

(transitive) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.

Couchverb

(transitive) To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of attack.

Couchverb

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.

Couchverb

To transfer (for example, sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt blanket for further drying.

Couchverb

To attach a thread onto fabric with small stitches in order to add texture.

Couchverb

To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.

Couchverb

To lay upon a bed or other resting place.

Couchverb

To arrange or dispose as in a bed; - sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun.

Couchverb

To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.

Couchverb

To transfer (as sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for further drying.

Couchverb

To conceal; to include or involve darkly.

Couchverb

To arrange; to place; to inlay.

Couchverb

To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase; - used with in and under.

Couchverb

To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract.

Couchverb

To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie.

Couchverb

To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly.

Couchverb

To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.

Couchnoun

A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge.

Couchnoun

Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc.

Couchnoun

A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch of malt.

Couchnoun

A preliminary layer, as of color, size, etc.

Couchnoun

an upholstered seat for more than one person

Couchnoun

a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

Couchnoun

a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment

Couchverb

formulate in a particular style or language;

Couchnoun

a long upholstered piece of furniture for several people to sit on

Couchnoun

a reclining seat with a headrest at one end on which a psychoanalyst's subject or doctor's patient lies while undergoing treatment

Couchnoun

a coarse grass with long creeping roots, which can be a serious weed in gardens.

Couchverb

express (something) in language of a specified style

Couchverb

lay down

Couchverb

lower (a spear) to the position for attack

Couchverb

treat (a cataract) by pushing the lens of the eye downwards and backwards, out of line with the pupil.

Couchverb

(in embroidery) fix (a thread) to a fabric by stitching it down flat with another thread

Couch

A couch, also known as a sofa, settee, futon, or chesterfield (see Etymology below), is a piece of furniture for seating two or three people. It is commonly found in the form of a bench, with upholstered armrests, and often fitted with springs and tailored cushions.