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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

couchbound en · ADJ

Etymology

From couch + bound.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Confined to a couch, or refusing to move from it.
    • 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. 2007 February 11, Dennis Lim, “One Couch Potato, Gently Roasted”, in New York Times: