Poach | Mean of poach in English Dictionary
/ˈpoʊtʃ/
- Verb
- to cook (something) in a small amount of liquid that is almost boiling
- The vegetables were poached in chicken broth.
- to cook (an egg without its shell) in boiling water or in a small cup over boiling water
- poach an egg
- to hunt or fish illegally
- Elephants are often poached for their ivory tusks.
- The state fines anyone who is caught poaching.
- to take (something, such as an idea, or someone, such as an employee or customer) from someone else illegally or unfairly
- She was accused of poaching [=plagiarizing] the material for her essay from a Web site.
- Her former company accused her of poaching clients.
- to do something that someone else should do
- The other candidates are poaching on his turf. [=trying to get voters who usually vote for him or his party to vote for them]
