perch
IPA: pˈɝtʃ
noun
- Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
- Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:
- (South Africa) Acanthopagrus berda
- (Ghana) Distichodus engycephalus, Distichodus rostratus
- (Australia) Johnius belangerii, Macquaria ambigua, Macquaria colonorum, Macquaria novemaculeata, Nemadactylus macropterus
- (US) Kyphosus azureus
- (UK) Lateolabrax japonicus, Tautogolabrus adspersus
- Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.
- A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.
- A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
- (figuratively) A position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated.
- (figuratively) A position that is overly elevated or haughty.
- (dated) A linear measure of 5+¹⁄₂ yards, equal to a rod, a pole or ¹⁄₄ chain; the related square measure.
- A cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet.
- (textiles) A frame used to examine cloth.
- A bar used to support a candle, especially in a church.
- (theater) A platform for lights to be directed at the stage.
- A surname.
- a type of freshwater fish
verb
- (intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.
- (intransitive) To sit upon the edge of something.
- (intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.
- (transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
- (transitive, intransitive, textiles) To inspect cloth using a perch.
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Examples of "perch" in Sentences
- The bird returns to its perch to eat the prey.
- The fly would perch on the margin of the sheet.
- A hawk is perched on the man's outstretched hand.
- The ladder remains perched on the side of the pit.
- Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
- The drop minnow is one of the best methods of taking perch.
- The hill is already the perch of around two dozen peacocks.
- Pickerel and perch are primarily the fish that the fishermen want.
- During the challenge, Matthew was the first to fall off the perch.
- These include species such as the western minnow and pygmy perches.
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