sit on a perch
1sit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. sit down, perch; pose; hold session, convene; fit, suit; brood; be situated. See location. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To assume a sitting posture] Syn. be seated, seat oneself, take a seat, sit down,… …
2perch — I. n. 1. Pole, staff, rod. 2. Roost. 3. Elevated position, height. 4. Pole, rod, 5½ yards. 5. Rod, 1/160 of an acre. 6. (Arch.) Bracket, console. II …
3perch — [n] object placed high for sitting on branch, landing place, lounge, pole, post, resting place, roost, seat; concepts 443,479 perch [v] sit atop of alight, balance, land, light, rest, roost, set down, settle, sit on, squat, touch down; concept… …
4Sit — Sit, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat} ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan,… …
5sit — [sit] vi. sat, sitting [ME sitten < OE sittan, akin to ON sitja, Ger sitzen < IE base * sed , to sit > L sedere, Gr hizein, Welsh seddu, to sit] 1. a) to rest the weight of the body upon the buttocks and the back of the thighs, as on a… …
6Perch — Perch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perching}.] [F. percher. See {Perch} a pole.] To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost. [1913 Webster] Wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
7perch — Ⅰ. perch [1] ► NOUN 1) a branch, bar, etc. on which a bird rests or roosts. 2) a high or narrow seat or resting place. ► VERB 1) sit, rest, or place somewhere. 2) (be perched) (of a building) be situated above or on the edge of …
8sit — [v1] rest on one’s behind bear on, be seated, cover, ensconce, give feet a rest*, grab a chair*, have a place, have a seat, hunker*, install, lie, park*, perch*, plop down*, pose, posture, put it there*, relax, remain, rest, seat, seat oneself,… …
9perch — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)tʃ[/t]] perches, perching, perched (The form perch is used for both singular and plural in meaning 8.) 1) VERB If you perch on something, you sit down lightly on the very edge or tip of it. [V prep/adv] He lit a cigarette and perched… …
10perch — perch1 [pə:tʃ US pə:rtʃ] n [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: perche, from Latin pertica pole ] [Sense: 3; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: perche, from Latin perca, from Greek perke] 1.) a branch or stic …
