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- DictionaryPerch/pərCH/
noun
- 1. a thing on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or a horizontal rod or bar in a birdcage: "the budgerigar shuffled along its perch"
verb
- 1. (of a bird) alight or rest on something: "a herring gull perched on the mast"
The meaning of PERCH is a bar or peg on which something is hung. How to use perch in a sentence.
PERCH definition: 1. to sit on or near the edge of something: 2. to be in a high position or in a position near the…. Learn more.
a pole, branch, or other resting place above ground on which a bird roosts or alights. a similar resting place for a person or thing. another name for rod. a solid measure for stone, usually taken as 198 inches by 18 inches by 12 inches.
1. (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. (Animals) any of various similar or related fishes.
A perch is a temporary resting place. In the middle of climbing a tree, you might find a good perch on a high branch. Bet some birds will be perching there too.
PERCH meaning: 1. to sit on or near the edge of something: 2. to be in a high position or in a position near the…. Learn more.
If you perch something on something else, you put or balance it on the top or edge of that thing. The builders have perched a light concrete dome on eight slender columns. [ VERB noun + on ]
Perch Definition. A horizontal rod, pole, etc. provided as a roost for birds. A position that is secure, advantageous, or prominent. Any resting place, position, or vantage point, esp. a high or insecure one. Anything, as a branch or wire, upon which a bird rests. A pole, stick, or rod.
to make somebody lose their position as somebody/something successful or admired. A lot of teams are looking to knock us off our perch. Definition of perch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
perch (somewhat informal) to sit on something, especially on the edge of something: She perched herself on the edge of the bed. Perch is always used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where someone is perching.
