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English noun: perch | |||
| 1. | perch (artifact) support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | roost | ||
| Part meronym | roost | ||
| 2. | perch (quantity) a linear measure of 16.5 feet | ||
| Synonyms | pole, rod | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | linear measure, linear unit | ||
| Part holonym | pace, yard | ||
| Part meronym | furlong | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| 3. | perch (quantity) a square rod of land | ||
| Synonyms | pole, rod | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area unit, square measure | ||
| 4. | perch (location) an elevated place serving as a seat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place, seat | ||
| 5. | perch (food) any of numerous fishes of America and Europe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | freshwater fish | ||
| Part meronym | European perch, Perca flavescens, Perca fluviatilis, yellow perch | ||
| 6. | perch (animal) spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | percoid, percoid fish, percoidean | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | European perch, Perca flavescens, Perca fluviatilis, Percina tanasi, pike perch, pike-perch, snail darter, yellow perch | ||
| Member meronym | family Percidae, Percidae | ||
| 7. | perch (animal) any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | percoid, percoid fish, percoidean | ||
| Member meronym | order Perciformes, order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi | ||
English verb: perch | |||
| 1. | perch (contact) sit, as on a branch | ||
| Samples | The birds perched high in the tree. | ||
| Examples | Some big birds perch in the tree, There perch some big birds in the tree | ||
| Synonyms | rest, roost | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sit, sit down | ||
| 2. | perch (motion) to come to rest, settle | ||
| Samples | Misfortune lighted upon him. | ||
| Synonyms | alight, light | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | land, set down | ||
| 3. | perch (contact) cause to perch or sit | ||
| Samples | She perched her hat on her head. | ||
| Examples | They perch their rifles on the cabinet | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
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