Couch, v. i. 1. To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie.
Where souls do couch on flowers, we 'll hand in hand.
Shak.
If I court moe women, you 'll couch with moe men.
Shak.
2. To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly.
We 'll couch in the castle ditch, till we see the light of our fairies.
Shak.
The half-hidden, hallf-revealed wonders, that yet couch beneath the words of the Scripture.
I. Taylor.
3. To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.
An aged squire
That seemed to couch under his shield three-square.
Spenser.