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roach¹ Definition

roach (rōc̸h)

noun

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

roach² Definition

roach (rōc̸h)

noun pl. roach or roaches

  1. either of two N European freshwater cyprinoid fishes (genus Rutilus)
  2. any of various similar American fishes, as the California minnow (Hesperoleucus symmetricus)

Etymology: ME roche < OFr < Gmc, as in MLowG roche, OE ruhha, roach, akin to OE ruh, rough: prob. because of the rough skin

roach³ Definition

roach (rōc̸h)

transitive verb

  1. ☆ to brush (a person's hair) so that it arches over into a roll
  2. ☆ to cut (a horse's mane) so that it stands up

Etymology: < ?

noun

  1. ☆ hair or a mane brushed or cut by roaching
  2. the curved edge of a sail

roach Synonyms

roach

n.

  1. An insect

    cockroach, bug, cucaracha (Spanish); see insect.

  2. *The butt end of a marijuana cigarette

    butt, joint*, last hit*; see marijuana, reefer.

roach Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • ledger: Fishing peg 19, Simon ledgered a small roach 30m out into 8 ' water.
  • catch: Honors on the day went to Derek Brown who caught small roach steadily on bread punch.
  • fish: Fishing peg 48, Carl float fished a small roach dead bait to take his new personal best.
  • include: His fish also included some big roach, all taken in a couple of hours.
  • produce: This stretch has in the past produced specimen roach over 3lb.
  • hold: The loch can hold more than 200 anglers and holds roach, perch, bream, gudgeon, carp and tench.

Preposition: for

bag: Made up mainly of bream, Chris had 11 bream to 6lb and lots of skimmers and roach for a good 80lb bag.

Adjective modifier

  • 2lb: If I were to talk of a water holding 3lb grayling and 2lb roach, where do you suppose I'd be referring to?
  • tiny: Steve Newell landed a couple of eels and some tiny roach for a winning 2-15 catch in the club sweepstake.
  • odd: Into the match itself and roach only showed in pockets leaving most of the field to fish for the odd roach and some perch.
  • small: Fishing peg 48, Carl float fished a small roach dead bait to take his new personal best.
  • big: His fish also included some big roach, all taken in a couple of hours.
  • nice: Had a nice few roach out that day, the biggest being about 7 or 8 ounces.

Modifies a noun

  • deadbait: Mike fished a sliding float fished at 6 ' with a single treble lip hooking a small roach deadbait.
  • shoal: In winter, the roach shoal tightly along this channel.
  • bait: All of Jamie's fish were caught on roach baits fished under a small float.
  • fishing: However, there is also good roach fishing here.
  • bag: This is a rather forgotten venue, but on its day is capable of producing decent roach bags.
  • deadbaits: Float and ledger were the successful methods with small roach deadbaits being the best bait.

Noun used with modifier

papa: I like linkin park, the offspring and papa roach, but i have a soft spot for pets, mainly hamsters.

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