Definitions for poaches

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Spelling: [pohch]

IPA: /poʊtʃ/

Poaches is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 246 anagrams from letters in poaches (acehops).

Definitions for poaches

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 poaches

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

Examples for poaches

"And poaches all he can lay hands on," added the gamekeeper.

A wild young un, as 'ull do noa honest work, but dreams the day long, or poaches the grat woods wi' young loons o' like stomach.

He will not tolerate a Church that poaches on his political preserves.

Poach′er, one who poaches or steals game: the widgeon, from its habit of stealing the prey of other ducks; Poach′ing.

No other subordinate official or servant trenches or poaches upon her preserves.