roach
/routʃ/
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Definition
Noun:
- A type of freshwater fish: A European freshwater food fish (Rutilus rutilus) with a greenish back.
- An insect: Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests. This is a short form of "cockroach."
- A drug: (Slang) A street name for the sedative drug flunitrazepam.
- The remnant of a marijuana cigarette: The butt of a marijuana cigarette.
- A hairstyle: A roll of hair brushed back from the forehead.
Verb:
- To cut a horse's mane: To cut the mane off (a horse) short so it stands up.
- To style hair: To comb (hair) into a roach (the hairstyle).
Usage Examples
- Noun (Fish):
- We caught a small roach in the river.
- Noun (Insect):
- I saw a roach scurry under the refrigerator.
- Noun (Marijuana cigarette remnant):
- He carefully saved the roach to smoke later.
- Verb (Horse grooming):
- The groom will roach the horse's mane for the competition.
Advanced Usage
- "Sound as a roach": (Idiomatic, chiefly British, archaic) In very good health; fit and strong.
- After his recovery, he was as sound as a roach.
Variants and Related Words
- Cockroach: The full term for the insect.
- Roach clip: (Slang) A small clip or device used to hold the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
Synonyms
- For the insect: Cockroach, pest.
- For the fish: Rudd (a similar fish, but a different species).
- For the marijuana remnant: Butt, end.
Related Phrases
- Roach motel: (Informal) A brand name for a type of trap for cockroaches, often used generically.
- We put a roach motel under the sink.
Idioms
- As sound as a roach: In excellent health. (Note: This idiom uses the "fish" meaning of roach).
- My grandfather is 90 but still as sound as a roach.
Noun
- European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
- any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
- street names for flunitrazepan
- the butt of a marijuana cigarette
- a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
Verb
- cut the mane off (a horse)
- comb (hair) into a roach