ROACH

Meaning of ROACH in English

< jargon > A Bell Labs term meaning destroy, especially of a data structure. Hardware gets toast ed or fried , software gets roached.

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(1999-02-08)

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ROACH — ray
English interlingue dictionary
ROACH — uk'uk
English-Visayan vocabulary
ROACH — I Common European sport fish ( Rutilus rutilus ) of the carp family (Cyprinidae), found in lakes and slow rivers. …
Английский словарь Британика
ROACH — I. ˈrōch noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English roche, from Old French, rock, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin rocca — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROACH — roach 1 /rohch/ , n. 1. a cockroach. 2. Slang. the butt of a marijuana cigarette. [ 1830-40, Amer.; 1940-45, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROACH — I. ˈrōch noun ( plural roach also roach·es ) Etymology: Middle English roche, from Anglo-French roche, rosse Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROACH — vt to cause to arch. 2. roach ·noun the redfin, or shiner. 3. roach ·noun a cockroach. 4. roach ·noun …
Webster English vocab
ROACH — [roach] n, pl roach also roach.es [ME roche, fr. MF] (13c) 1: a silver-green European freshwater cyprinid fish (Rutilus rutilus); …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROACH — (Rutilus rutilus), common European sport fish of the carp family, Cyprinidae, widely distributed in lakes and slow rivers. A high-backed, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROACH — roach, Roach BrE AmE rəʊtʃ AmE roʊtʃ ▷ roaches, Roach's ˈrəʊtʃ ɪz -əz AmE ˈroʊtʃ əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROACH — / rəʊtʃ; NAmE roʊtʃ/ noun 1. ( NAmE , informal ) = cockroach : The apartments were infested with rats …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROACH — roach /rəʊtʃ $ roʊtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1,3: Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: cockroach ] [ Sense 2: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROACH — ( roaches) A roach is the same as a cockroach . ( mainly AM ) N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROACH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE good ▪ Jackie Whites for chub from the blockhouse, with one or two good …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROACH — n. Roach Hal Harold Eugene Roach Roach Maxwell
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ROACH — n. Common European sport fish ( Rutilus rutilus ) of the carp family (Cyprinidae), found in lakes and slow rivers. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ROACH — I сущ.; зоол. плотва (тж. European roach) as sound as a roach ≈ здоров как бык II сущ. 1) мор. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROACH — _I rəʋtʃ n ( pl без измен.) зоол. плотва, вобла, тарань ( Rutilus rutilus ) as sound as a roach …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROACH — I сущ.; зоол.плотва (тж. European roach)•• as sound as a roach — здоров как бык II. сущ.1) мор. выемка (у …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ROACH — _I rəʋtʃ n ( pl без измен.) зоол. плотва, вобла, тарань ( Rutilus rutilus ) as sound as a roach …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ROACH — I rəuʧ сущ. ; зоол. плотва ( тж. European roach ) •• as sound as a roach — здоров как …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ROACH — I [Ї†Ќ ] сущ.; зоол. плотва (тж. European roach) •• as sound as a roach — здоров как бык II [Ї†Ќ ] сущ. 1) мор. выемка (у …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ROACH — _I _n. _зоол. плотва (тж. European roach) as sound as a roach - здоров как бык _II _n. _мор. выемка …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ROACH — I n. зоол. плотва (тж. European roach) as sound as a roach - здоров как бык II n. мор. выемка …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ROACH — таракан плотва (тж. European roach) выемка (у паруса) as sound as a roach - здоров как бык
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
ROACH — _I rəutʃ _n. _зоол. плотва (тж. European roach) as sound as a roach здоров как бык _II rəutʃ _n. _мор. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ROACH — n sl 1) He smoked the joint down to the roach — Он докурил сигарету с марихуаной до самого конца The cops found …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
ROACH — n sl 1) He smoked the joint down to the roach — Он докурил сигарету с марихуаной до самого конца …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
ROACH — roach n sl 1. He smoked the joint down to the roach Он докурил сигарету с марихуаной до самого конца …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
ROACH — 1) He smoked the joint down to the roach — Он докурил сигарету с марихуаной до самого конца The cops …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
ROACH — I сущ.; зоол. плотва (тж. European roach) as sound as a roach ≈ здоров как бык II сущ. 1) мор. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROACH
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROACH — (v. t.) To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright.
Английский словарь Webster
ROACH — (v. t.) To cause to arch.
Английский словарь Webster
ROACH — (n.) A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a …
Английский словарь Webster
ROACH — (n.) The redfin, or shiner.
Английский словарь Webster
ROACH — (n.) An American chub (Semotilus bullaris); the fallfish.
Английский словарь Webster
ROACH — (n.) A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a greenish back.
Английский словарь Webster
ROACH — (n.) A cockroach.
Английский словарь Webster
ROACH — ( v. t. ) To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROACH — ( v. t. ) To cause to arch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROACH — ( n. ) The redfin, or shiner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROACH — ( n. ) An American chub (Semotilus bullaris); the fallfish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROACH — ( n. ) A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a greenish back.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROACH — ( n. ) A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROACH — ( n. ) A cockroach.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROACH — n. cockroach; butt of a marijuana cigarette (Slang); European freshwater fish; any of a number of similar fish; roll of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ROACH — n. Function: noun Etymology: by shortening Date: circa 1848 1 : COCKROACH 2 : the butt of a marijuana cigarette
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROACH — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1818 1 : to cut (as a horse's mane) so that the remainder stands upright …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROACH — n. Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1794 1 : a curved cut in the edge of a sail to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROACH — n. Pronunciation: ' r ō ch Function: noun Inflected Form: plural roach also roach · es Etymology: Middle English roche, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROACH
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROACH — n. Naut. an upward curve in the foot of a square sail. [18th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROACH — n. 1 US colloq. a cockroach. 2 sl. the butt of a marijuana cigarette. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROACH — n. (pl. same) a small freshwater fish, esp. Rutilus rutilus, allied to the carp. [ME f. OF roc(h)e, of unkn. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROACH — n. Naut. an upward curve in the foot of a square sail. [ 18th c.: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROACH — n. 1 US colloq. a cockroach. 2 sl. the butt of a marijuana cigarette. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROACH — n. (pl. same) a small freshwater fish, esp. Rutilus rutilus, allied to the carp. [ ME f. OF roc(h)e, of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROACH — 1. n. (pl. same) a small freshwater fish, esp. Rutilus rutilus, allied to the carp. Etymology: ME f. OF roc(h)e, …
Oxford English vocab
ROACH
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ROACH — (CIGARETTE) [noun] [C] [plural] roaches [slang] - the end part of a cigarette made of the drug cannabis, that is …
Cambridge English vocab
ROACH
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROACH — Noun. The filter of a cannabis/marijuana cigarette (a 'joint') made from waste cardboard; as opposed to in the U.S. where …
Slang English vocab
ROACH — (1892–1992) a US director, producer and writer of early films, mostly comedies. He developed the careers of Harold Lloyd and …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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