perch meaning
EN
[pɜːtʃ] [pɝtʃ] [-ɜː(ɹ)tʃ] 
US WPerch
- Perch is a common name for fish of the genus Perca, freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae.
- The type species for this genus is the European perch, Perca fluviatilis.
EN Perch 
- NounPLperchesPREper-
- Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
- Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae.
- Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.
- a rod, staff, or branch of a tree etc used as a roost by a bird.
- A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
- a position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated.
- (dated) a linear measure of 5½ yards, equal to a rod, a pole or ¼ chain; the related square measure.
- a cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet.
- (textiles) a frame used to examine cloth.
- Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
- VerbSGperchesPRperchingPT, PPperched
- (intransitive) To rest on (or as if on) a perch; to roost.
- (intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.
- (transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
- The most obvious beneficiary of the visitors' superiority was Frank Lampard. By the end of the night he was perched 13th in the list of England's most prolific goalscorers, having leapfrogged Sir Geoff Hurst to score his 24th and 25th international goals. No other player has managed more than the Chelsea midfielder's 11 in World Cup qualification ties, with this a display to roll back the years.
- (transitive, intransitive, textiles) To inspect cloth using a perch.
- (intransitive) To rest on (or as if on) a perch; to roost.
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- Tiger Woods has been knocked off his perch as the No1 player in the world after Vijay Singh beat him in the Deutsche Bank Open last night.
- Pardew made five changes to the side that thrashed West Ham 5-0 on Wednesday - with players such as James Perch and Alan Smith given the chance to underline their case for a regular starting berth.
- This breadth is that which is still familiarly called in many parts of England acre breadth, that is, four perches or poles, of five yards and a half each, or twenty-two yards;
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of perch in English Dictionary
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- en perchance
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "perch" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form, an invariant noun, an irregular plural, a nouns with irregular plural and a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.