"couchbound" meaning in English

See couchbound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From couch + bound. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|couch|bound}} couch + bound Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} couchbound (not comparable)
  1. Confined to a couch, or refusing to move from it. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-couchbound-en-adj-ywU6mWih Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2007 February 11, Dennis Lim, “One Couch Potato, Gently Roasted”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "He may be truly agoraphobic — he doesn’t venture outside until the sixth episode — but his couchbound apathy masks a ruthless manipulative streak, as when he cons a Meals on Wheels volunteer into delivering his lunches.",
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