perch
1a 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.
a small, elevated seat for the driver of any of certain vehicles.
a pole connecting the fore and hind running parts of a spring carriage or other vehicle.
a post set up as a navigational aid on a navigational hazard or on a buoy.
British.
a linear or square rod.
a measure of volume for stone, about 24 cubic feet (0.7 cubic meters).
Textiles. an apparatus consisting of two vertical posts and a horizontal roller, used for inspecting cloth after it leaves the loom.
Obsolete. any pole, rod, or the like.
to alight or rest upon a perch.
to settle or rest in some elevated position, as if on a perch.
to set or place on or as if on a perch.
to inspect (cloth) for defects and blemishes after it has been taken from the loom and placed upon a perch.
Origin of perch
1Other words from perch
- perch·a·ble, adjective
Other definitions for perch (2 of 2)
any spiny-finned, freshwater food fish of the genus Perca, as P. flavescens(yellow perch ), of the U.S., or P. fluviatilis, of Europe.
any of various other related, spiny-finned fishes.
any of several embioticid fishes, as Hysterocarpus traski(tule perch ) of California.
Origin of perch
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British Dictionary definitions for perch (1 of 2)
/ (pɜːtʃ) /
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 (def. 7)
a solid measure for stone, usually taken as 198 inches by 18 inches by 12 inches
a pole joining the front and rear axles of a carriage
a frame on which cloth is placed for inspection
obsolete, or dialect a pole
(usually foll by on) to alight, rest, or cause to rest on or as if on a perch: the bird perched on the branch; the cap was perched on his head
(tr) to inspect (cloth) on a perch
Origin of perch
1Derived forms of perch
- percher, noun
British Dictionary definitions for perch (2 of 2)
/ (pɜːtʃ) /
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
any of various similar or related fishes
Origin of perch
2Other words from perch
- Related adjective: percoid
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