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poach
1[ pohch ]
verb (used with object)
- to cook (eggs, fish, fruits, etc.) in a hot liquid that is kept just below the boiling point.
poach
2[ pohch ]
verb (used with object)
- to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- to steal (game or fish) from another's property.
- to take without permission and use as one's own:
to poach ideas;
a staff poached from other companies.
- to break or tear up by trampling.
- to mix with water and reduce to a uniform consistency, as clay.
verb (used without object)
- to trespass, especially on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
- to take game or fish illegally.
- (of land) to become broken up or slushy by being trampled.
- (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) to play a ball hit into the territory of one's partner that is properly the partner's ball to play.
- Informal. to cheat in a game or contest.
poach
1/ əʊʃ /
verb
- to catch (game, fish, etc) illegally by trespassing on private property
- to encroach on or usurp (another person's rights, duties, etc) or steal (an idea, employee, etc)
- tennis badminton to take or play (shots that should belong to one's partner)
- to break up (land) into wet muddy patches, as by riding over it, or (of land) to become broken up in this way
- intr (of the feet, shoes, etc) to sink into heavy wet ground
poach
2/ əʊʃ /
verb
- to simmer (eggs, fish, etc) very gently in water, milk, stock, etc
Other Word Forms
- Dza· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of poach1
Origin of poach2
Example Sentences
Swirl into scrambled eggs or top poached eggs on toast.
Zoo geneticists will work with the eight new iguanas to determine whether they were poached directly from the wild or bred illegally, and which island they may have originally come from.
Dolphins continue to be poached for their flesh and blubber, from which oil is extracted to use as fishing bait.
And he also explores other topics like rhino poaching in South Africa and illegal gold mining in Colombia.
It has been a career launching point for many prominent legal figures, with major law firms frequently poaching the top talent.
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