A robin perched on the branch by my window.
•We saw a parrot perched on some kind of flowering tree.
2. to sit or balance on something. •I can't perch on this fence forever. Let's go.
•Sam was perched on the bicycle and he looked very uncomfortable.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 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 — 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 — perch1 [pə:tʃ US pə:rtʃ] n [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: perche, from Latin pertica pole ] [Sense: 3; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: perche, from Latin perca, from Greek perke] 1.) a branch or stic … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — 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
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 — [pɜːtʃ] verb [I/T] I 1) to sit on something that is narrow or small, or to sit on the edge of something 2) to put something high up or on the edge of something, or to be in this position II noun [C] perch [pɜːtʃ] an area or object that a bird… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
perch someone/thing on — set or balance someone or something on. → perch … English new terms dictionary
sea perch — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
