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perched |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perch \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. Wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perched adj : (especially of ears) quickly lifted up or out in attention; `perched' is obsolete; "a dog with perked ears" [syn: {perked}, {perked up}]
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