roach¹ Definition
☆ roach (rōc̸h)
noun
- cockroach
- Slang the butt of a marijuana cigarette
roach² Definition
roach (rōc̸h)
noun pl. roach or roach′es
- either of two N European freshwater cyprinoid fishes (genus Rutilus)
- 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
- ☆ to brush (a person's hair) so that it arches over into a roll
- ☆ to cut (a horse's mane) so that it stands up
Etymology: < ?
noun
- ☆ hair or a mane brushed or cut by roaching
- the curved edge of a sail
roach Synonyms
roach
n.
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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