roach

C2 Topic:Animals

US /roʊtʃ/ UK /rəʊtʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #14932

Meanings

1

noun
a silvery-green European freshwater fish, or any of several related fishes

The angler released the small roach into the lake.
2

noun
informal: a cockroach

A roach disappeared into a crack beneath the kitchen cabinet.
3

noun
the short remaining end of a smoked cannabis cigarette

He extinguished the roach in the ashtray.
4

verb
to cut a horse's mane short so that the remaining hair stands upright

The groom chose to roach the horse's tangled mane.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a silvery-green european... freshwater roach

2 noun · informal: a cockroach cockroach

3 noun · the short remaining end of... butt

4 verb · to cut a horse's mane short... crop clip

Word family

Derived forms roachedroaching

Related forms Rutiluscockroach mane

Common collocations

roach clip Noun + noun

Etymology

The fish name comes through Middle English and Anglo-French roche; its deeper origin is uncertain. The insect sense is a shortening of cockroach, while the cigarette-end and grooming senses have separate later histories. Their shared spelling makes roach a set of established homonyms.

Topics

Animals

External links

# roach

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /roʊtʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /rəʊtʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 14932

## Meanings
1. a silvery-green European freshwater fish, or any of several related fishes
2. informal: a cockroach
3. the short remaining end of a smoked cannabis cigarette
4. to cut a horse's mane short so that the remaining hair stands upright

## Examples
- The angler released the small roach into the lake.
- A roach disappeared into a crack beneath the kitchen cabinet.
- He extinguished the roach in the ashtray.
- The groom chose to roach the horse's tangled mane.

## Synonyms
- freshwater roach
- cockroach
- butt
- crop

## Derived Forms
- roached
- roaching

## Related Forms
- Rutilus
- cockroach
- mane

## Etymology
The fish name comes through Middle English and Anglo-French roche; its deeper origin is uncertain. The insect sense is a shortening of cockroach, while the cigarette-end and grooming senses have separate later histories. Their shared spelling makes roach a set of established homonyms.

## Topics
- Animals

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