To come to rest after a descent from above
“The pair of birds fly down and perch on the head of the sculpture.”
To set or place something on (something else)
“She'd perch her glasses on the tip of her nose and hold her book a few inches away.”
To adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks
To stay somewhere, typically temporarily
To be or cause to be balanced or suspended in the air, on water, or on something else
To have as a home
To crouch close to the ground
Plural for an object on which a bird alights or roosts
“A bird on approaching this trap will almost irresistibly alight on the perch.”
Plural for a species of fish in the family Percidae, Perca fluviatilis
Plural for a highly appreciated marine food fish found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic
Plural for a lift, pole, or stand used to elevate or support something
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