roach
1[ rohch ]
/ roʊtʃ /
noun
a cockroach.
Slang. the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
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Origin of roach
1Words nearby roach
Definition for roach (2 of 4)
roach2
[ rohch ]
/ roʊtʃ /
noun, plural roach·es, (especially collectively) roach.
a European freshwater fish, Rutilus rutilus, of the carp family.
any of various similar fishes, as the golden shiner.
a freshwater sunfish of the genus Lepomis, found in eastern North America.
Origin of roach
21275–1325; Middle English roche<Old French < ?
Definition for roach (3 of 4)
roach3
[ rohch ]
/ roʊtʃ /
noun
Nautical.
- the upward curve at the foot of a square sail.
- (loosely) a convexity given to any of the edges of a sail; round.
hair combed up from the forehead or temples in a roll or high curve.
verb (used with object)
to clip or cut off (the mane of a horse); hog.
to comb (hair) into a roach.
Origin of roach
3First recorded in 1785–95; origin uncertain
Definition for roach (4 of 4)
Roach
[ rohch ]
/ roʊtʃ /
noun
Maxwell "Max", 1924–2007, U.S. jazz drummer and bandleader.
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British Dictionary definitions for roach (1 of 4)
roach1
/ (rəʊtʃ) /
noun plural roaches or roach
a European freshwater cyprinid food fish, Rutilus rutilus, having a deep compressed body and reddish ventral and tail fins
any of various similar fishes
Word Origin for roach
C14: from Old French roche, of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for roach (2 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for roach (3 of 4)
roach3
/ (rəʊtʃ) /
noun nautical
the amount by which the leech of a fore-and-aft sail projects beyond an imaginary straight line between the clew and the head
the curve at the foot of a square sail
Word Origin for roach
C18: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for roach (4 of 4)
Roach
/ (rəʊtʃ) /
noun
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
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