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roached

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -əʊtʃt

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adj

Meaning 1

Having a style of trimming a horse's mane so that the hair stands straight up from the neck, similar to the natural growth pattern of a zebra's mane, or a mohawk haircut on a human.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Of hair: cut or styled in such a way that it stands straight up.

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Usage: broadly, not-comparable

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verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of roach

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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History

Etymology

From the noun roach (“curve, edge of a sail”).