"recouch" meaning in English

See recouch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: recouches [present, singular, third-person], recouching [participle, present], recouched [participle, past], recouched [past]
Etymology: From re- + couch: compare French recoucher. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|couch}} re- + couch, {{cog|fr|recoucher}} French recoucher Head templates: {{en-verb}} recouch (third-person singular simple present recouches, present participle recouching, simple past and past participle recouched)
  1. (transitive) To rephrase. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-recouch-en-verb-EJt5~L9e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. (obsolete) To retire again to a couch; to lie down again. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-recouch-en-verb-Cx5LtA6F

Inflected forms

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