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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024perch1 /pɜrtʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a pole or rod for birds to rest upon.
- any usually high place or object for a bird, animal, or person to land on or rest upon, etc.:a perch way at the top of the tree.
- a high or raised seat, resting place, or the like.
v. - Birds to land on or rest upon a perch:[no object]The birds perched on the telephone wires.
- to (cause to) settle or rest in some high position, as if on a perch: [~ + object]He was perched on his throne.[no object]The prince perched on his throne.
perch2 /pɜrtʃ/USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) perch, (esp. for kinds or species) perch•es. - Fisha small freshwater fish having a spiny front fin.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024perch1 (pûrch),USA pronunciation n. - a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- any place or object, as a sill, fence, branch, or twig, for a bird, animal, or person to alight or rest upon.
- a high or elevated position, resting place, or the like.
- Transporta small, elevated seat for the driver of any of certain vehicles.
- Transporta pole connecting the fore and hind running parts of a spring carriage or other vehicle.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa post set up as a navigational aid on a navigational hazard or on a buoy.
- [Brit.]
- Weights and Measuresa linear or square rod.
- Weights and Measuresa measure of volume for stone, about 24 cubic feet (0.7 cubic meters).
- Textilesan apparatus consisting of two vertical posts and a horizontal roller, used for inspecting cloth after it leaves the loom.
- [Obs.]any pole, rod, or the like.
v.i. - Birdsto alight or rest upon a perch.
- to settle or rest in some elevated position, as if on a perch.
v.t. - to set or place on or as if on a perch.
- Textilesto inspect (cloth) for defects and blemishes after it has been taken from the loom and placed upon a perch.
- Latin pertica pole, staff, measuring rod
- Old French
- Middle English perche 1250–1300
- Fishany spiny-finned, freshwater food fish of the genus Perca, as P. flavescens (yellow perch), of the U.S., or P. fluviatilis, of Europe.
- Fishany of various other related, spiny-finned fishes.
- Fishany of several embioticid fishes, as Hysterocarpus traski (tule perch) of California.
- Greek pérkē
- Latin perca
- Middle French
- Middle English perche 1350–1400
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