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As a noun, roach means certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:. As a verb, it means cut or shave off the mane of a horse so that the remaining hair stands up on the neck.
Meanings of roach
19 meaningsnoun
Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
Species in the genus Rutilus, especially:
The common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus
USA cockroach.
nauticalAn extra curve of material added to the leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area.
A kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America.
USslangsmokingA marijuana cigarette, blunt, or joint.
USslangsmokingThe butt of a marijuana cigarette.
UKslangsmokingThe filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.
UKregionalGritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.
A roll of hair brushed back from the foreheadbody
Street names for flunitrazepam
Similar: R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, forget me drugAny of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pestsanimal
Similar: cockroach
Older and rare meanings (1)
UKobsoleteminingA bed or stratum of some mineral.
verb
To cut or shave off the mane of a horse so that the remaining hair stands up on the neck.
To cut a person's hair so that it stands straight up.
Comb (hair) into a roach
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).