I. ˈrōch noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English roche, from Old French, rock, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin rocca — more at rock
1. dialect England : a stony hill : rock
2. : gravelly or stony soil : refuse stone
II. noun
( plural roach also roaches )
Etymology: Middle English roche, from Middle French, from Old French, of unknown origin
1.
a. : a silver-white European freshwater cyprinid fish ( Rutilus rutilus ) with a greenish back
b. : any of various other cyprinid fishes (as the No. American golden shiner)
2. : any of several American freshwater sunfishes (family Centrarchidae)
3. : spot 7
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : to cause to arch ; specifically : to brush (the hair) in a roach — often used with up
2. : to cut off (as a horse's mane) so the part left stands upright
3. : to cut (a sail) with a roach
IV. noun
( -es )
1. : a curved cut in the edge of a sail and especially in the leech or foot to prevent chafing or to secure a better fit
2. : a roll of hair brushed straight back from the forehead or occasionally the side of the head
3. : a sheet of water thrown upwards behind the float of a seaplane
V. noun
( -es )
Etymology: short for cockroach
1. : cockroach
2. : the butt of a marijuana cigarette