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Meaning
Verb
●
To
cook
something in
simmering
or very
hot
liquid.
●
To be
cooked
in
simmering
or very
hot
liquid
●
In Crime:
To
trespass
on another's
property
to take
fish
or game.
●
To take
game
or
fish
illegally.
●
To take anything
illegally
or unfairly.
●
To
intrude
; to
interfere
; to get
involved
inappropriately
, without welcome.
●
In Business:
To
entice
(an
employee
or customer) to
switch
from a
competing
company to
one's
own.
●
To make
soft
or
muddy
by trampling.
●
To become
soft
or
muddy
by being
trampled
on.
●
To
stab
; to
pierce
; to
spear
or
drive
or
plunge into
something.
Noun
●
In Cooking:
The
act
of
cooking
in
simmering
liquid.
●
The
act
of
taking
something
unfairly
,
as in
tennis
doubles
where one
player
returns
a
shot
that their
partner
was better
placed
to return.
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Wiktionary
Origin
poach
English
pocher
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
pochier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Steal
Snag
Nab
Recruit
Offload
Headhunt
Hire
Displace
Outcompete
Flog
Cull
Attract
Groom
Wrangle
Lure
Mistreat
Liquidise
Evict
Outwit
Cook
Employ
Cannibalize
Kill
Snatch
Placate
Appease
Train
Court
Barter
Acquire
Sack
Entice
Befriend
Reheat
Tempt
Alienate
Rob
Slaughter
Stalk
Hoard
Devour
Bribe
Retain
Scoop Up
Snap Up
Deep Fry
Hoover Up
Chop Up
Gobble Up
More
Rhymes
Loh
Coach
Loach
Roach
Poach
Broach
Brooch
Abroach
Reproach
Approach
Encroach
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