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roach² n 1 AmE infml for COCKROACH 2 slang the end of a MARIJUANA cigarette that has been smoked
road /rəʊd/ n 1 [C] a prepared track or way, usually with a smooth hard surface, along which wheeled vehicles can travel: a busy road | Follow the road round to the road and round the right and you'll find his house. | a main road | a side road | a bumpy dirt road (=without a hard surface) | It takes three hours by train and four by road (=driving). | a road map of Western Europe | He hasn't got much road sense. (=drives/walks carelessly and is likely to have accidents) | a road accident (= car crash etc) | a road safety campaign (=to make people drive more safely, cross the road more carefully etc) | My address is 21 Princess Road.
(written abbrev. Rd) -> see also HIGH ROAD; see STREET
(USAGE) 2 [S] slang one's way: You're in my road/Get out of my road; I want to pass. 3 [C] also roads pl. tech an open stretch of deep water, such as at the mouth of a river, where ships can be kept 4 all roads lead to Rome any opinions formed, or decisions made etc will take one to the same place in the end: All roads lead to Bryant quality homes. | For Lendl all roads lead to Wimbledon. 5 on the road a) on a car journey; travelling, especially for one's work: I've been on the road since five o'clock this morning and I'm really tired. b) moving towards (a desirable result): He finally felt he was on the road to success after they agreed to publish his first book. | Scientists have not yet found a cure for the disease, but they believe they're on the right road. (=getting close to finding one) c) (of a group of performers, especially a theatrical company or popular music band) giving a number of planned performances at different places: When will the band be going on the road again? | (fig., infml) Let's get this show on the road. (=get this activity started) -> compare be on the streets
(STREET) 6 hit the road AmE infml to begin travelling: We hit the road bright and early. 7 one for the road infml one last drink before leaving a party. This is now discouraged because drinking and driving is considered dangerous. 8 the road to hell is paved with good intentions saying a phrase used to criticize someone who has promised to do a good action or to behave better but who is unlikely to actually do this 9 ye'll tak the high road and I'll tak the low road, and I'll be in Scotland afore ye phrase from the popular song The bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond
road-block /'rəʊdblɒk||-blɑːk/ n a bar or other object(s) placed across a road, especially by the police, to stop traffic: roadblocks put up to trap the fleeing terrorists | (fig.) American investors are growing restive over roadblocks to their projects.
'road ,haulage n [U] the business of taking goods from one place to another by road
,road 'haulier n a person whose business is the carriage of goods by road
'road hog n infml derog a fast, selfish, and careless car driver
road-house /'rəʊdhaus/ n pl. -houses /-haʊzɪz/ AmE a restaurant or bar on a main road outside a city, to which one goes to eat, drink, dance etc
road-ie /'rəʊdi/ n infml a person whose job is moving equipment, driving etc for entertainers, especially ROCK musicians, when they are travelling
road-kill /'rəʊdkɪl/ n [U] AmE infml animals that have been killed by vehicles on the road
'road ,manager n a person whose job is making arrangements for entertainers, especially ROCK musicians, when they are travelling
,road map for 'peace, the a plan to end the disagreement and fighting between the Israelis and the Palestinians. It was suggested by the European Union, Russia, the United Nations, and the United States in 2002. Under the plan, an independent Palestinian state would exist in peace together with the Israeli state.
'road ,pricing n [U] the system of making people pay to use a particular road. The aim is to encourage people to use public transport instead of driving themselves, and so reduce CONGESTION.
'road rage n [U] violence and angry behaviour by car drivers towards other car drivers: a road rage attack
'road ,roller n a heavy machine with very wide wheels for driving over and flattening road surfaces -> see also STEAM-ROLLER
road-run-ner /'rəʊd,rʌnər/ n 1 a small bird which runs very fast and lives in the central and western areas of the US 2 (cap.) a CARTOON character on television like this bird, which always escapes when a COYOTE (called 'Wiley Coyote') tries to catch it
,road 'safety n [U] the prevention of people being killed or hurt by road traffic: the Government's new road safety campaign
road-show /'rəʊdʃəʊ/ n a group that travels around the country giving public performances for the purpose of entertainment, advertising etc
road-side /'rəʊdsaɪd/ n [the] the edge of the road: We ate our meal by the roadside/at a roadside pub.
road-sign /'rəʊdsaɪn/ n a sign by a road which gives information about the way ahead or instructions to road users
road-ster /'rəʊdstər/ n old-fash an open sports car with two seats
'road tax n [C;U] a tax in Britain which the owner of a vehicle must pay to be allowed to drive it on the road: Always display your (road) tax disc on the vehicle.
'road test n a test of a vehicle on public roads to see if it is fit to be on the road -> road-test v [T]
'road trip n AmE a long trip in a car, taken for pleasure
road-way /'rəʊdweɪ/ n [the] the middle part of a road where vehicles drive: Don't stop on the roadway; move in to the side.
road-work /'rəʊdwɜːk||-wɜːrk/ n [U] the running done by sportsmen, e.g. BOXERS, to prepare for a match
road works /'rəʊdwɜːks||-ɜːr-/ n [P] (often seen in Britain on a warning sign for motorists) road repairs being done
road-wor-thy /'rəʊd,wɜːði||-ɜːr-/ adj (of a vehicle) in proper and safe condition to be driven -> -thiness n [U]
roam /rəʊm/ v [+adv/prep;T] to wander with no very clear purpose: The lovers roamed across the fields in complete forgetfulness of the time. | Crowds of youths roamed the streets looking for trouble. -> -er n
roam-ing /'rəʊmɪŋ/ n [U] a process that makes it possible for a MOBILE PHONE to be used in a different country or area from usual, by allowing it to connect to a different NETWORK
roan /rəʊn/ n, adj (a horse) of a mixed colour, especially brown with white hairs in it
roar¹ /rɔːr/ n a deep loud continuing sound: the roar of an angry lion/of a football crowd/of an aircraft engine/of the wind and waves | roars of laughter
roar² v 1 [I] to give a roar: The lion/The football crowd roared. | I turned the key and the engine roared into life. | The traffic roared past. | He roared with pain/anger. 2 [T/OUT] to say or express loudly or with force: The crowd roared (out) their approval. | 'Come here, you horrible little man!' he roared. 3 [I] infml to laugh long and loudly: His jokes made us all roar (with laughter). 4 [I] infml (of a child) to cry noisily Billy began to roar when I took the chocolate away.
roar-ing /'rɔːrɪŋ/ adv, adj [A] infml (in certain phrases) to a very great degree: He came home roaring drunk. | The film was a roaring success. | The new restaurant is doing a roaring trade. (=doing very good business)
,roaring 'forties n [the P] the part of the Atlantic Ocean about 40 degrees north of the Equator where storms are very common
,Roaring 'Twenties, the a name sometimes used to describe the 1920s, especially in the US, where life was thought to be very exciting and interesting, partly because of Prohibition (=the law that made alcohol illegal) and the criminal activity that this caused, and partly because of the development of more modern styles in music, dancing women's clothes etc
roast¹ /rəʊst/ v 1 [I;T] to cook (especially meat) or be cooked by dry heat, either in front of an open fire or in an OVEN Roast the chicken at about 200°C. | The beef is roasting nicely on the spit. | I roasted coffee beans | (fig.) They sat in the sun roasting themselves. -> see COOK (USAGE) and see picture at PAN 2 AmE infml to say funny things about a person whom a group has gathered to honour: Don Rickles got up and roasted Alan King.
roast² n 1 a large piece of roasted meat: Let's have a nice roast for Sunday dinner. | Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is a common British meal. | Roast lamb and mint sauce are often