Perch - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pɜːrtʃ|  American pronunciation of the word perch
Brit.  |pɜːtʃ|  British pronunciation of the word perch

noun

- support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet (syn: pole, rod)
- a square rod of land (syn: pole, rod)
- an elevated place serving as a seat
- any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
- spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
- any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

verb

- sit, as on a branch (syn: rest, roost)
The birds perched high in the tree
- to come to rest, settle (syn: alight, light)
- cause to perch or sit
She perched her hat on her head

Extra examples

...pigeons perching on the roof...

...perched the baby in a basket...

The bird perched on a branch of the tree above our heads.

He perched on the arm of a chair.

The house was perched on an overhanging cliff in a most dangerous position.

A castle perched on the summit.

She watched the parade from her perch on her father's shoulders.

The birds perched high in the tree

She perched her hat on her head

The strong wind almost knocked him off of his precarious perch on the edge of the cliff.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: perch
he/she/it: perches
present participle: perching
past tense: perched
past participle: perched
noun
singular: perch
plural: perches
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