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. 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

roach

²

/ 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

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

roach

⁴

/ rəʊtʃ /

noun

1. See cockroach
   short for cockroach
2. slang.
   the butt of a cannabis cigarette

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of roach¹

C14: from Old French roche , of obscure origin

Origin of roach²

C18: of unknown origin

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.

From Science News For Students

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.

From Science News

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

From ProPublica

“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.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Its stomach contained fragments of beetles and a large roach.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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