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 3.a square rod of land 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 perch v. 1.sit, as on a branch 2.to come to rest, settle 3.cause to perch or sit
