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perch (verb)

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  • perch — I. /pɜtʃ / (say perch) noun 1. a pole or rod usually fixed horizontally to serve as a roost for birds. 2. any thing or place serving for a bird, or for anything else, to alight or rest upon. 3. an elevated position or station. 4. a small elevated …  

  • perch — verb ADVERB ▪ precariously ▪ The hotel was perched precariously on a steep hillside. PREPOSITION ▪ on ▪ The birds perched on nearby buildings. PH …   Collocations dictionary

  • perch — Ⅰ. perch [1] ► NOUN 1) a branch, bar, etc. on which a bird rests or roosts. 2) a high or narrow seat or resting place. ► VERB 1) sit, rest, or place somewhere. 2) (be perched) (of a building) be situated above or on the edge of …   English terms dictionary

  • perch — verb 1) a swallow perched on the telegraph wire Syn: sit, rest, alight, settle, land, roost 2) she perched her glasses on her nose Syn: put, place, set, rest, balance …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • perch — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)tʃ[/t]] perches, perching, perched (The form perch is used for both singular and plural in meaning 8.) 1) VERB If you perch on something, you sit down lightly on the very edge or tip of it. [V prep/adv] He lit a cigarette and perched… …   English dictionary

  • perch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English perche, from Anglo French, from Latin pertica pole Date: 14th century 1. a bar or peg on which something is hung 2. a. a roost for a bird b. a resting place or vantage point ; seat c. a prominent position …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • perch — perch1 noun 1》 a thing on which a bird alights or roosts. 2》 a high or narrow seat or resting place. verb 1》 alight, sit, or rest on a perch. 2》 (be perched) (of a building) be situated above or on the edge of something. 3》 (perch someone/thing… …   English new terms dictionary

  • perch — I UK [pɜː(r)tʃ] / US [pɜrtʃ] verb Word forms perch : present tense I/you/we/they perch he/she/it perches present participle perching past tense perched past participle perched 1) [intransitive/transitive] if you perch on something, or if you are… …   English dictionary

  • perch — perch1 [ pɜrtʃ ] noun 1. ) count an area or object that a bird uses for resting on, usually above the ground a ) a narrow or small, and usually high, place where someone sits, especially for a short time b ) a place for a building or object that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • perch on — phr verb Perch on is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bird, ↑glasses, ↑spectacles, ↑sunglasses Perch on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑stool …   Collocations dictionary

  • perch — 1 noun (C) 1 a branch, stick, rod etc where a bird sits, especially in a bird cage 2 informal a high place where a person sits or where a building is placed: From our perch on the hill, we can see the whole city. 3 a fish that lives in lakes and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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