Definition of Perch in English :

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Perch meaning in English

Meaning of Perch in English

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Perch

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Noun

1. perch

support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

2. perch, pole, rod

a linear measure of 16.5 feet

3. perch, pole, rod

a square rod of land

4. perch

an elevated place serving as a seat

5. perch

any of numerous fishes of America and Europe

6. perch

spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes

7. perch

any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

Verb

8. perch, rest, roost

sit, as on a branch

Example Sentences:
'The birds perched high in the tree'

9. alight, light, perch

to come to rest, settle

Example Sentences:
'Misfortune lighted upon him'

10. perch

cause to perch or sit

Example Sentences:
'She perched her hat on her head'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Perch

see synonyms of perch
noun
1. 
a pole, branch, or other resting place above ground on which a bird roosts or alights
2. 
a similar resting place for a person or thing
3.  another name for rod (sense 7)
4. 
a solid measure for stone, usually taken as 198 inches by 18 inches by 12 inches
5. 
a pole joining the front and rear axles of a carriage
6. 
a frame on which cloth is placed for inspection
7. obsolete or dialect
a pole
verb
8. (usually foll by on)
to alight, rest, or cause to rest on or as if on a perch
the bird perched on the branch
the cap was perched on his head
9. (transitive)
to inspect (cloth) on a perch
nounWord forms: plural perch or perches
1. 
any freshwater spiny-finned teleost fish of the family Percidae, esp those of the genus Perca, such as P. fluviatilis of Europe and P. flavescens (yellow perch) of North America: valued as food and game fishes
2. 
any of various similar or related fishes

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Perch

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noun
1. 
a horizontal rod, pole, etc. provided as a roost for birds
2. 
anything, as a branch or wire, upon which a bird rests
3. 
any resting place, position, or vantage point, esp. a high or insecure one
4. 
a. 
a unit of linear measure equal to 512 yards (5.029 meters); rod
b. 
a unit of land measure equal to 3014 square yards (25.3 square meters)
c. 
a cubic measure for stone, usually equal to 2434 cubic feet (.70 cubic meters)
5. 
a pole connecting the front and rear axletrees of a wagon, carriage, etc.
verb intransitive
6. 
to alight or rest on or as on a perch
verb transitive
7. 
to place or set on or as on a perch
nounWord forms: plural perch or ˈperches
1. 
any of a family (Percidae) of small, spiny-finned, freshwater, percoid food fishes of Europe and America; esp., a yellowish species (Perca flavescens) of North America
2. 
any of various other spiny-finned bony fishes, as the white perch and the surfperches

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Perch

see synonyms of perch
n.
1. A rod or branch serving as a roost for a bird.
2.
a. An elevated place for resting or sitting.
b. A position that is secure, advantageous, or prominent.
3. A pole, stick, or rod.
4. Chiefly British
a. A linear measure equal to 5.50 yards or 16.5 feet (5.03 meters); a rod.
b. One square rod of land.
5. A unit of cubic measure used in stonework, usually 16.5 feet by 1.0 foot by 1.5 feet, or 24.75 cubic feet (0.70 cubic meter).
6. A frame on which cloth is laid for examination of quality.
v. perched, perch·ing, perch·es
v.intr.
1. To alight or rest on a perch; roost: A raven perched high in the pine.
2. To stand, sit, or rest on an elevated place or position.
v.tr.
1. To place on or as if on a perch: The child perched the glass on the edge of the counter.
2. To lay (cloth) on a perch in order to examine it.
n. pl. perch or perch·es
1. Any of several spiny-finned freshwater fishes of the genus Perca, especially either of two edible species, the yellow perch of North America, and P. fluviatilis of Europe.
2. Any of various similar fishes of the family Percidae, such as the walleye, or of other families, such as the white perch or the ocean perch.

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