perch

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 on the corner of the desk...

[V pron-refl prep/adv] He perched himself on the side of the bed.

Derived words:
perched ADJ v-link ADJ prep/adv

She was perched on the edge of the sofa.

2) VERB To perch somewhere means to be on the top or edge of something.

[V prep/adv] ...the vast slums that perch precariously on top of the hills around which the city was built.

Derived words:
perched ADJ v-link ADJ prep/adv

St. John's is a small college perched high up in the hills...

Frank's tinted glasses are perched precariously on his head.

3) VERB If you perch something on something else, you put or balance it on the top or edge of that thing.

[V n on n] The use of steel and concrete has allowed the builders to perch a light concrete dome on eight slender columns.

4) VERB When a bird perches on something such as a branch or a wall, it lands on it and stands there.

[V prep] A blackbird flew down and perched on the parapet outside his window.

5) N-COUNT A perch is a short rod for a bird to stand on.
6) N-COUNT: usu poss N You can refer to a high place where someone is sitting as their perch.
7) PHRASE: V inflects If someone is knocked off their perch, they are no longer admired or no longer thought of as important or clever.

There is a trend for knocking public-school headmasters and headmistresses off their perches.

8) N-COUNT A perch is an edible fish. There are several kinds of perch.

English dictionary. 2008.

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