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perch¹ (pûrch)

1. A rod or branch serving as a roost for a bird.

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.

[Middle English perche, from Old French, from Latin pertica, stick, pole.]

perch² (pûrch)

n. pl. perch or perch·es

1. Any of various spiny-finned freshwater fishes of the genus Perca, especially either of two edible species, P. flavescens, of North America, and P. fluviatilis, of Europe.

2. Any of various similar or related fishes, such as the pike perch or the grouper.

[Middle English perche, from Old French, from Latin perca, from Greek perk.]

perch¹

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. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) another name for rod [7]

4. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a solid measure for stone, usually taken as 198 inches by 18 inches by 12 inches

5. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a pole joining the front and rear axles of a carriage

6. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a frame on which cloth is placed for inspection

7. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Obsolete or dialect a pole

1. (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

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to inspect (cloth) on a perch

[C13 perche stake, from Old French, from Latin pertica long staff]

percher n

perch²

n pl perch, perches

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar or related fishes Related adj percoid

[from Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Greek perkē; compare Greek perkos spotted]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	perch - support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) roost - a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep roost - a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
	2.	perch - a linear measure of 16.5 feet rod, pole Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length yard, pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride furlong - a unit of length equal to 220 yards
	3.	perch - a square rod of land rod, pole area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas
	4.	perch - an elevated place serving as a seat seat, place - a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place"
	5.	perch - any of numerous fishes of America and Europe Perca flavescens, yellow perch - North American perch European perch, Perca fluviatilis - a perch native to Europe freshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food
	6.	perch - spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes family Percidae, Percidae - active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches Perca flavescens, yellow perch - North American perch European perch, Perca fluviatilis - a perch native to Europe pike perch, pike-perch - any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family Percina tanasi, snail darter - a small snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River
	7.	perch - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes order Perciformes, order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi - one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
Verb	1.	perch - sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree" roost, rest sit, sit down - be seated
	2.	perch - to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" alight, light land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
	3.	perch - cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

perch¹

verb

1. sit, rest, balance, settle He perched on the corner of the desk.

2. place, put, rest, balance His glasses were perched precariously on his head.

3. land, alight, roost A blackbird perched on the parapet outside the window.

noun

resting place, post, branch, pole, roost The canary fell off its perch.

perch² noun

Related words
adjective percoid

Translations

perch¹ [pɜːtʃ]

A. N [of bird] → percha f (fig) [of person] → posición f elevada
to knock sb off his perch → bajar los humos or el copete a algn

B. VT → encaramar
we perched the child on the wall → encaramamos al niño en la tapia
the village is perched on a hilltop → el pueblo está encaramado en lo alto de una colina
he perched his hat on his head → se colocó el sombrero en la cabeza

C. VI [bird] → posarse (on en) [person] (= sit) → sentarse (on en) (high up) → encaramarse (on en) she perched on the arm of my chair → se sentó en el brazo de mi sillón
we perched in a tree to see the procession → nos encaramamos or subimos a un árbol para ver el desfile

perch² [pɜːtʃ] N (perch, perches (pl)) (= fish) → perca f

perch [ˈpɜː^rtʃ]

(= fish) → perche f

(for bird) → perchoir m

[bird] → se percher, percher

to perch on sth [person] → se percher sur qch

perch¹

n (= fish) → Flussbarsch m

perch²

(of bird) → Stange f; (in tree) → Ast m; (= hen-roost) → Hühnerstange f; (fig: for person etc) → Hochsitz m; to fall or drop or topple off the or one’s perch (Brit fig inf) → den Löffel abgeben (inf); to knock somebody off his perch (Brit fig) → jdn von seinem hohen Ross herunterholen

(Measure) Längenmaß (5.029 m)

vt to perch something on something → etw auf etw (acc) → setzen or (upright) → stellen

vi (bird, fig: person) → hocken; (= alight) → sich niederlassen; the tower perches on the edge of the cliff → der Turm thront über dem Rand der Klippe

perch¹ [pɜːtʃ] n (fish) → pesce m persico

perch² [pɜːtʃ]

1. n (of bird) → pertica, posatoio; (in tree) → ramo (fig) (for person) → posto di vedetta

2. vt → poggiare

3. vi (bird, person) → appollaiarsi

perch² [pɜːtʃ]

1. n (of bird) → pertica, posatoio; (in tree) → ramo (fig) (for person) → posto di vedetta

2. vt → poggiare

3. vi (bird, person) → appollaiarsi

perch

n perch [pəːtʃ]

1 a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands The pigeon would not fly down from its perch. stokkie, sitplek مَرْبَض، غُصْن прът bidýlko, hřad gren die Sitzstange κούρνια percha õrs جای نشستن پرنده oksa perchoir מוֹט चि‍ड़ियों के बैठने का अड्डा visoko mjesto (na grani,plotu) ág tenggeran trjágrein, silla, prik trespolo とまり木 횃대 lakta lakta tempat bertenggek roest sittepinne, grein grzęda poleiro stinghie pe care stau păsările насест; жёрдочка bidlo gred grana upphöjd position กิ่งไม้ tünek (鳥的)棲木 жердина, тичина جانوروں کے بيٹھنے کي جگہ chỗ chim đậu （鸟的）栖木

2 any high seat or position He looked down from his perch on the roof. veilige plek مَقْعَد، مَكان جُلوس високо място výšiny høj placering hoher, sicherer Sitzplatz θρονί, βίγλα posición elevada, pedestal pukk, kõrge istumiskoht جایگاه بلند tähystyspaikka perchoir מַעֲמָד רָם गद्दी biti smješten visoko pozíció tenggeran stallur, sjónarhóll trespolo 高い場所 높은 자리(지위) aukšta vieta augsta atrašanās vieta tempat tinggi hoge plaats høyt sted wysokie miejsce poleiro loc înalt высокое место výška, výšiny visok položaj uzvišeno mesto upphöjd position ตำแหน่งสูง yüksek yer 高處 сідало مچان vị trí cao 高处

1 (of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch) The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree. sit يَجْثُم، يَرْبِضُ الطَّيْر، يَرْقُد кацвам hředovat sætte sig sich niederlassen κουρνιάζω (για πουλί) posarse õrrel(e) istuma قرار گرفتن روی lentää orrelle se percher לַשֶבֶת עַל מוֹט अड्डे पर बैठना visoko mjesto (na grani,plotu) leszáll (madár ágra) bertengger setjast, tylla sér appollaiarsi, posarsi とまる 횃대에 앉아 쉬다 (nu)tūpti tupēt (laktā, uz zara) bertenggek neerstrijken sette seg/sitte på en pinne usadawiać się empoleirar-se a se cocoţa усесться, взгромоздиться hradovať, priletieť a posadiť sa sesti (na vejo) posaditi se flyga upp och sätta sig, slå sig ner เกาะบนราว tünemek 棲息 сідати چڑيے کا بيٹھنا đậu 栖息

2 to put, or be, in a high seat or position He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence. sit hoog يُقْعِد، يُجْلِس، يَضَع في مكانٍ عال поставям нависоко trůnit, vysadit sætte (sig) op på setzen στήνω, σκαρφαλώνω σε ψηλό μέρος encaramar (kõrgele) tõstma, (kõrgel) istuma در جای بلند قرار دادن olla jnk päällä (se) percher לַשֶבֶת בְּמוֹשָב גָבוֹהַ टिकना, खड़ा होना visoko mjesto (na ogradi) (magas helyre) tesz; ül menaruh di ketinggian tylla mettere in alto のせる 높은 위치에 앉히다 už(si)sodinti, sėdėti (aukštai) uzsēdināt; uztupties menenggekkan plaatsen, zitten sette/sitte høyt oppe usadawiać się empoleirar(-se) a (se) urca помещать(ся), располагать(ся) высоко sedieť, vysadiť posaditi visoko postaviti se na izdgnuto mesto placera högt, sitta uppflugen วางบนที่สูง yüksek bir yere konmak/oturmak 把...置於高處 видертися; розташовувати високо اٹھانا، لادنا đặt lên cao 把...置于高处

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