perch

I UK [pɜː(r)tʃ] / US [pɜrtʃ] verb
Word forms "perch":
present tense I/you/we/they perch he/she/it perches present participle perching past tense perched past participle perched

1) [intransitive/transitive] if you perch on something, or if you are perched on it, you sit on something that is narrow or small, and usually high, especially for a short time

Rob came over to perch on the corner of her desk.

Sophie was perched on the arm of the couch.

a) if a bird perches on something, or if it is perched on it, it is resting there for a time

b) if something perches on something else, or if it is perched on it, it is placed high up on the edge of it

The villa is perched on a cliff above Monte Carlo.

2) [transitive] to put something on a narrow surface that is usually high

perch someone/something on something:

Heavy black glasses were perched on the bridge of his nose.

II UK [pɜː(r)tʃ] / US [pɜrtʃ] noun
Word forms "perch":
singular perch plural perches

1) [countable] an area or object that a bird uses for resting on, usually above the ground

a) a narrow or small, and usually high, place where someone sits, especially for a short time

b) a place for a building or object that makes it higher than other things close to it

2)

a) [countable] a fish that lives in rivers and lakes

b) [uncountable] this fish eaten as food