perched

[purcht] / pɜrtʃt /

VERB

sit atop of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alight squat touch down

STRONG

balance land light rest roost settle

WEAK

set down sit on

Antonyms

STRONG

move

WEAK

lower

Example Sentences

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He was so very old and infirm that, after a shovelful or two, he leaned against the grave side and peched like a horse with the heaves.

From The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland by McDougall, Margaret Moran Dixon