What does perch mean in English?

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perch Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 to sit on or near the edge of something:
- We perched on bar stools and had a beer.
- A blackbird was perching on the gate.
- The village is perched on top of a high hill.
1 a fish that lives in lakes and rivers and is eaten as food
2 a place where a bird sits, especially a thin rod in a cage (= wire box)
- We watched the parade from our perch on the scaffolding.
3 (of a bird) to rest on a branch or other object, or of a person or thing to sit or be on the edge or top of something:
- [ T ] A baseball cap, turned backwards, was perched on his head.

I see myself perched on her pink bedspread, earnestly listening to a story about two birds.
After each bout they perched on a branch and remained silent, vocalizing, or chasing intruders.
Now the man is perched precariously on the top of his chimney - the only bit of his house above the raging torrent.
Experiments, for example using perches, have to be conducted to demonstrate this process more clearly.
Cats were allowed group play time several times a week in the lab and had toys and perches in their cages for psychological enrichment.
With all the birds on the floor area or in perches, controlling the faeces is extremely hard and can lead to the spread of diseases.
A clay tree with seven clay birds perching on it is clearly a ritual presentation of the idea.
The embryo develops as a disc of cells perched on top of a yolk mass, the blastodisc.