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couching up

couching up is the present participle and gerund of couch up.

Meaning of couch 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.

Questions about couching up

What is couching up the present participle and gerund of?
Couching up is the present participle and gerund of couch up.

Words near couching up in the dictionary

  1. couching a hogshead
  2. couching down
  3. couching fabric
  4. couching stitch
  5. couching stitches
  6. couching up
  7. couchings
  8. couchio
  9. couchless
  10. couchlike
  11. couchlock

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