se coucher — meaning in English

English meaning

• careen verb To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
• fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.

Senses

se coucher is used for these senses in English:

• careen (nautical, transitive) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
• careen (nautical, intransitive) To tilt on one side.
• fold (intransitive, poker) To withdraw from betting.
• go to bed To lie down to sleep, put oneself in one's bed.
• hit the hay (slang) To go to bed.

careen — full definition

1. verb To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
2. verb To tilt on one side.
3. verb To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
4. verb To tilt or lean while in motion.

fold — full definition

1. verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
2. verb To stop or withdraw, especially from a card game bet or a failing business.
3. noun A crease or bend made by folding.
4. noun A fenced enclosure for keeping sheep, or, figuratively, a group united by shared belief or purpose.

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