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1. (n.) roach
a cockroach.
2. roach
Slang. the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
3. (n.) roach
a European freshwater fish, Rutilus rutilus, of the carp family.
4. roach
a freshwater sunfish of the genus Lepomis, found in E North America.
5. (n.) roach
hair combed up from the forehead in a roll or curve.
6. (v.t.) roach
to clip or cut off (the mane of a horse); hog.
7. roach
to comb (hair) into a roach.
Etymology: (1785–95)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) roach
a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
2. (noun) roach
the butt of a marijuana cigarette
3. (noun) R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug, circle
street names for flunitrazepan
4. (noun) cockroach, roach
any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
5. (verb) roach, Rutilus rutilus
European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
6. (verb) roach
comb (hair) into a roach
7. (verb) roach
cut the mane off (a horse)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) roach
a cockroach
2. (noun) roach
a European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a greenish back
3. (noun) roach
an American chub (Semotilus bullaris); the fallfish
4. (noun) roach
the redfin, or shiner
5. (noun) roach
a convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit
6. (verb) roach
to cause to arch
7. (verb) roach
to cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. roach
[Bell Labs] To destroy, esp. of a data structure. Hardware gets
toasted or fried, software
gets roached. Probably derived from '70s and '80s drug slang; marijuana
smokers used ‘roach’ to refer to the unsmokable remnant of a
joint, and to ‘roach’ a joint was therefore to destroy
it.
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