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Poach

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Verb

1. poach

hunt illegally

Example Sentences:
'people are poaching elephants for their ivory'

2. poach

cook in a simmering liquid

Example Sentences:
'poached apricots'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Poach

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verb
1. 
to catch (game, fish, etc) illegally by trespassing on private property
2. 
to encroach on or usurp (another person's rights, duties, etc) or steal (an idea, employee, etc)
3. tennis, badminton
to take or play (shots that should belong to one's partner)
4. 
to break up (land) into wet muddy patches, as by riding over it, or (of land) to become broken up in this way
5. (intransitive)
(of the feet, shoes, etc) to sink into heavy wet ground
verb
to simmer (eggs, fish, etc) very gently in water, milk, stock, etc

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Poach

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verb transitive
1. 
to soften, tear up, or make holes in (ground) by stamping; trample
2. 
to mix with water until smooth
3. 
a. 
to trespass on (private property), esp. for hunting or fishing
b. 
to hunt or catch (game or fish) illegally, esp. by trespassing
4. 
to take (anything) by unfair or illegal methods; steal
verb intransitive
5. 
to sink into soft or wet earth when walking
6. 
to become soggy or full of holes when trampled; turn into mud
7. 
to hunt or fish illegally, esp. by trespassing on
8.  Racket Sports
to return a shot near the net that was intended for one's partner in the back court
verb transitive
to cook (fish, an egg without its shell, etc.) in water or other liquid near boiling point, or in a small receptacle placed over boiling water

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Poach

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tr.v. poached, poach·ing, poach·es
To cook in a boiling or simmering liquid: Poach the fish in wine.
v. poached, poach·ing, poach·es
v.intr.
1. To take fish or game illegally, especially by trespassing on another's property.
2.
a. To take or appropriate something unfairly or illegally.
b. To encroach on another person's rights or responsibilities: felt the guys in accounting were poaching on his turf.
c. Sports To play a ball out of turn or in another's territory, as in doubles tennis.
3. To become muddy or broken up from being trampled. Used of land.
4. To sink into soft earth when walking.
v.tr.
1. To take (fish or game) illegally, especially by trespassing on another's property.
2.
a. To take or appropriate unfairly or illegally: poaching another firm's best employees.
b. Sports To play (a ball) out of turn or in another's territory.
3. To make (land) muddy or broken up by trampling.

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