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couch up

couch up verb: to use, sit on or sleep on a couch. Also the misspelling of cough up.

Verb

couch up (third-person singular simple present couches up, present participle couching up, simple past and past participle couched up)

  1. (intransitive) To use, sit on or sleep on a couch.
    • Since the fight with Susan, I've been couching up at my brother's house.

Also used as

couch up is also the misspelling of cough up.

Forms of couch up

third-person singular presentcouches up
present participlecouching up
past participlecouched up
pastcouched up

Questions about couch up

What does couch up mean?
Couch up means to use, sit on or sleep on a couch.
What part of speech is couch up?
Couch up is a verb.
What is the past tense of couch up?
The past tense of couch up is couched up.

Words near couch up in the dictionary

  1. couch surfed
  2. couch surfer
  3. couch surfers
  4. couch surfing
  5. couch surfs
  6. couch up
  7. couch-grass
  8. couch-potatoey
  9. couch-surf
  10. couch-surfed
  11. couch-surfer

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