perch

perch ¹  (pûrch)

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.

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

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perch ¹

Noun

1. a branch or other resting place above ground for a bird

2. any raised resting place: from his perch on the bar stool

Verb

1. (of birds) to alight or rest on a perch: it fluttered to the branch and perched there for a moment

2. to place or position precariously: he was perched uneasily on the edge of his chair [Latin pertica long staff]

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perch ²

Noun

pl perch or perches

1. a spiny-finned edible freshwater fish of Europe and North America

2. any of various similar or related fishes [Greek perkē]

Thesaurus

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"

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perch

verb 1. sit, rest, balance, settle

verb 2. place, put, rest, balance

verb 3. land, alight, roost

noun 4. resting place, post, branch, pole, roost

Translations

perch [pəːtʃ] n (fish) → perca;

(for bird) → percha

vi → posarse

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perch [pəːtʃ] n (= fish) → perche f;

(for bird) → perchoir m

vi → (se) percher

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perch [pəːtʃ] n (for bird) → Stange f;

(fish) → Flussbarsch m

vi to perch (on) [bird] → sitzen (auf +dat) [person] → hocken (auf +dat)

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perch [pəːtʃ] n (fish) → pesce m persico;

(for bird) → sostegno, ramo

vi → appollaiarsi