Definitions for poach

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Spelling: [pohch]

IPA: /poʊtʃ/

Poach is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 56 anagrams from letters in poach (achop).

Definitions for poach

verb (used with object)

1. to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
2. to steal (game or fish) from another's property.
3. to take without permission and use as one's own:
4. to break or tear up by trampling.
5. to mix with water and reduce to a uniform consistency, as clay.
6. to cook (eggs, fish, fruits, etc.) in a hot liquid that is kept just below the boiling point.

verb (used without object)

1. to trespass, especially on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
2. to take game or fish illegally.
3. (of land) to become broken up or slushy by being trampled.
4. (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) to play a ball hit into the territory of one's partner that is properly the partner's ball to play.
5. Informal. to cheat in a game or contest.

Origin of poach

1520-30; earlier: to shove, thrust Middle French pocher to gouge Germanic; akin to poke¹

Examples for poach

poach them gently in a greased frying-pan, or saut pan, for ten minutes.

poach the eggs nicely, and fry or toast the bread (fried bread is best).

The lion, who permits nobody else to poach on his preserves, is our symbol.

Have some rich stock boiling in a stewpan; poach the ravioli five minutes.

Both are models for the type of newsperson Al Jazeera is trying to poach.

That is to suppose that he did not go out with the gun to poach, but upon some other expedition.

A pretty pass of impudence to be coming that distance to poach.'

To poach on his own property appealed to his sense of humour.

Form into small balls and poach them in any meat soup for 15 minutes.

Indeed, there will be lots of clients and agents and turf to poach or protect if this deal goes through.