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roach

1

[ rohch ]

noun

  1. a cockroach.
  2. Slang. the butt of a marijuana cigarette.


roach

2

[ rohch ]

noun

, plural roach·es, (especially collectively) roach.
  1. a European freshwater fish, Rutilus rutilus, of the carp family.
  2. any of various similar fishes, as the golden shiner.
  3. a freshwater sunfish of the genus Lepomis, found in eastern North America.

roach

3

[ rohch ]

noun

  1. Nautical.
    1. the upward curve at the foot of a square sail.
    2. (loosely) a convexity given to any of the edges of a sail; round.
  2. hair combed up from the forehead or temples in a roll or high curve.

verb (used with object)

  1. to clip or cut off (the mane of a horse); hog.
  2. to comb (hair) into a roach.

Roach

4

[ rohch ]

noun

  1. Maxwell Max, 1924–2007, U.S. jazz drummer and bandleader.

roach

1

/ rəʊtʃ /

noun

  1. short for cockroach
  2. slang.
    the butt of a cannabis cigarette
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Roach

2

/ rəʊtʃ /

noun

  1. RoachHal18921992MUSFILMS AND TV: producer Hal , full name Harald Eugene Roach . 1892–1992, US film producer, whose company produced numerous comedy films in the 1920s and 1930s, including those featuring Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

roach

3

/ rəʊtʃ /

noun

  1. the amount by which the leech of a fore-and-aft sail projects beyond an imaginary straight line between the clew and the head
  2. the curve at the foot of a square sail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

roach

4

/ rəʊtʃ /

noun

  1. a European freshwater cyprinid food fish, Rutilus rutilus , having a deep compressed body and reddish ventral and tail fins
  2. any of various similar fishes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of roach1

An Americanism dating to 1830–40 roach 1fordef 1 and 1940–45 roach 1fordef 2; shortening of cockroach

Origin of roach2

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English roch(e), from Old French roch(e); further origin uncertain

Origin of roach3

First recorded in 1785–95; origin uncertain; posssibly a development of roach 2( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of roach1

C18: of unknown origin

Origin of roach2

C14: from Old French roche , of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

Roach shared his curated list of the best synthetic experiences of the last year or so, as he does his homework to find the right opportunities for SCS’ clients like Míele appliances or Vans sneakers.

From Digiday

A single sticky-end strand can’t jerk a heavy roach into the air.

A single sticky-end strand can’t jerk a heavy roach into the air, so when prey bumps the silk, the resident spider rushes to add extra strands to its big catch.

In one case, a prisoner at Stateville Correctional Center filed a grievance to complain about roaches crawling over him as he slept.

“We’ve got data that’s confirmed both the saving and current account dynamic in a much more dramatic fashion than even I was looking for,” Roach told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Wednesday.

From Fortune

The best answer Sutton offers is a statement by the preacher John Roach Stratton back in 1918.

Will crunchy parents be running to the pet stores for roach farms?

You are what you eat,” Roach writes, “but more than that, you are how you eat.

“Sure,” the one guy says, and passes over a roach (the end of a joint).

Each bowed his or her head, and Roach responded in turn with a warm, toothy smile.

The sun first sees the brook in the meadow where some roach swim under a bulging root of ash.

A flash of silver through the air, then a puff of wind, and a red-finned, black-backed roach of about 8-oz.

The Chub always liking their fly tied large, the Dace and Roach preferring theirs small.

Its stomach contained fragments of beetles and a large roach.

The Broads and rivers abound with bream and roach; and there are pike, perch, and eels.

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