perch in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
perch in Hindi हिन्दी
perch in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
perch in English
- perch⇄noun 1. a bar, branch, or anything else on which a bird can come to rest.
Ex. The bird kept away from the cat on a perch high in the tree.
2. a rather high place or position.
Ex. From my perch on the crosstrees, I had nothing below me - perch⇄perch (1), noun, verb.
- perch⇄perch (2), noun, pl.perchesor (collectively)perch.
1. a small, freshwater fish with a spiny fin, used for food, especially the yellow perch of North America.
2. any one of various related freshwater or saltwater fishes, such as the white perc - perch⇄v.i. 1. to alight and rest; sit.
Ex. A robin perched on our porch railing.
2. to sit rather high.
Ex. He perched on a stool. (Figurative.) The little village perches high among the hills (H. G. Wells). - perch⇄v.t. to place high up.
Ex. Little birds perch themselves on the cows' backs to eat ticks and mites. - perch⇄walleyed pike orperch
a large, edible North American freshwater game fish, a pike perch, with large, staring eyes (in the southern United States also called ?blowfish).