What does poach mean?

Q: What does poach mean?

v. to cook something like fish by boiling it lightly in water or other liquids.; to make an egg by cooking it in boiling water without its shell.; to illegally catch animals, fish, or birds on someone else's land or without permission.; to secretly take and use someone else's ideas or things unfairly.

poach - Meaning, Definition & Examples

verb

R

to cook something like fish by boiling it lightly in water or other liquids.

I decided to poach some pears for dessert.

R

to make an egg by cooking it in boiling water without its shell.

I like to poach an egg and put it on toast for breakfast.

R

to illegally catch animals, fish, or birds on someone else's land or without permission.

People who poach fish from the river will be fined.

R

to secretly take and use someone else's ideas or things unfairly.

He got in trouble for trying to poach customers from his competitors.

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to cook something like fish by boiling it lightly in water or other liquids.; to make an egg by cooking it in boiling water without its shell.; to illegally catch animals, fish, or birds on someone else's land or without permission.; to secretly take and use someone else's ideas or things unfairly.

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3rd Present poaches

Past poached

Perfect poached

Progressive poaching

poach

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