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Meaning of perch

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  perch
      n 1: support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a
           resting place (especially for a bird)
      2: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: {perch}, {rod}, {pole}]
      3: a square rod of land [syn: {perch}, {rod}, {pole}]
      4: an elevated place serving as a seat
      5: any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
      6: spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
      7: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of
         the order Perciformes
      v 1: sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
           [syn: {perch}, {roost}, {rest}]
      2: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn:
         {alight}, {light}, {perch}]
      3: cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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