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Meaning of poached

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

poached

Pronunciation:/pəʊtʃt//poʊtʃt/

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.

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.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Cooked by poaching.

  2. Obtained by poaching.