What (who) is roach - definition
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Roach (disambiguation); Roach (fish)
roach
(roaches)
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roach
<jargon> A Bell Labs term meaning destroy, especially of a
data structure. Hardware gets toasted or fried, software
gets roached.
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(1999-02-08)
Roach
·vt To cause to arch.
II. Roach ·noun The redfin, or shiner.
III. Roach ·noun A Cockroach.
IV. Roach ·noun An American chub (Semotilus bullaris); the fallfish.
V. Roach ·vt To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright.
VI. Roach ·noun A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit.
VII. Roach ·noun A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a greenish back.
Pronunciation examples for roach
1. and roaches.
The Outlaw Ocean _ Ian Urbina _ Talks at Google
2. JAY ROACH: Of course.
Trumbo _ Jay Roach & Michael Stuhlbarg _ Talks at Google
3. JAY ROACH: Great.
Trumbo _ Jay Roach & Michael Stuhlbarg _ Talks at Google
4. MARY ROACH: Oh thanks.
Grunt - The Curious Science of Humans at War _ Mary Roach _ Talks at Google
5. JAY ROACH: License.
Trumbo _ Jay Roach & Michael Stuhlbarg _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of roach
1. Elaine Roach suffers new wounds, from a different war in a different part of the world. ___ Roach is now 50.
2. Roach made a concession call to Bilbray and left a congratulatory voicemail message, said Roach spokesman Stan Devereux.
3. Roach does not believe those problems have gone away.
4. Roach says that after April 11, when the Republican establishment rallied around Bilbray, Darrell Issa, the Republican who now represents the 4'th, threatened to "bury" Roach if he did not quit campaigning (Issa denies this characterization of his conversation with Roach). Roach, unamused by pressure to disappear, says 45,000 of the 73,000 votes cast for Republicans April 11 were for conservatives.
5. Last January Roach didn‘t even bother to show up.