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Meaning of poach

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

poach

Pronunciation:/ˈpoʊtʃ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of cooking in simmering liquid.

verb

Definitions

  1. To cook something in simmering liquid.

  2. To be cooked in simmering liquid

  3. To become soft or muddy.

  4. To make soft or muddy.

    Example: Cattle coming to drink had punched and poached the river bank into a mess of mud.

poach

Pronunciation:/ˈpoʊtʃ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of taking something unfairly, as in tennis doubles where one player returns a shot that their partner was better placed to return.

verb

Definitions

  1. To take game or fish illegally.

  2. To take anything illegally or unfairly.

  3. To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.