Definitions for poach
poʊtʃpoach

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. poachverb

   hunt illegally

   "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"

2. poachverb

   cook in a simmering liquid

   "poached apricots"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. poachverb

   to cook something in simmering water

2. poachverb

   To become soft or muddy.

   Chalky and clay lands chap in summer, and poach in winter. uE000186674uE001 Mortimer.

3. poach

   To make soft or muddy.

   Cattle coming to drink had punched and poached the river bank into a mess of mud.

4. poachverb

   to take game or fish illegally while trespassing on someone's property

5. poachverb

   to take anything illegally or unfairly

6. poach

   to cause an employee or customer to switch from a competing company to your own company

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To POACHverb

   Etymology: oeufspochez, Fr.

   1. To boil slightly.

   The yolks of eggs are so well prepared for nourishment, that, so they be poached or rare boiled, they need no other preparation. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   2. To begin without completing: from the practice of boiling eggs slightly. Not in use.

   Of later times, they have rather poached and offered at a number of enterprizes, than maintained any constantly. Francis Bacon.

   3. [ Pocher, Fr. to pierce.] To stab; to pierce.

   The flowk, sole and plaice follow the tide up into the fresh rivers, where, at low water, the country people poach them with an instrument somewhat like the salmon spear. Car.

   4. [From poche, a pocket.] To plunder by stealth.

   So shameless, so abandoned are their ways,
   They poach Parnassus, and lay claim for praise. Samuel Garth.

2. To Poachverb

   Etymology: from poche, a bag, Fr.

   1. To steal game; to carry off game privately in a bag.

   In the schools
   They poach for sense, and hunt for idle rules. John Oldham.

   2. To be damp. A cant word.

   Chalky and clay lands burn in hot weather, chap in summer, and poach in winter. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. poach

   Poach generally refers to three different actions: 1. In cooking, to poach is to gently cook food by submerging it in a liquid, such as water, broth, or wine, that is just below boiling point. 2. In relation to wildlife, to poach is to illegally hunt, capture, or kill animals or fish, especially on someone else's property or in protected areas. 3. In business, to poach is to attract and hire employees from another company or a competitor, often by offering a better salary or employment conditions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Poach

   to cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel

2. Poach

   to rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder

3. Poachverb

   to steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon

4. Poachverb

   to stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish

5. Poachverb

   to force, drive, or plunge into anything

6. Poachverb

   to make soft or muddy by trampling

7. Poachverb

   to begin and not complete

8. Poachverb

   to become soft or muddy

9. Etymology: [F. pocher to place in a pocket, to poach eggs (the yolk of the egg being as it were pouched in the white), from poche pocket, pouch. See Pouch, v. & n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Poach

   pōch, v.t. to dress eggs by breaking them into boiling water. [Perh. Fr. pocher, to put in a pocket—poche, pouch.]

2. Poach

   pōch, v.i. to intrude on another's preserves in order to steal game.—v.t. to steal game.—ns. Poach′er, one who poaches or steals game: the widgeon, from its habit of stealing the prey of other ducks; Poach′ing. [O. Fr. pocher, orig. to pocket—poche, pouch.]

3. Poach

   pōch, v.t. to stab: poke: to tread on, and make slushy.—n. Poach′iness.—adj. Poach′y, wet and soft. [O. Fr. pocher, to poke.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. POACH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Poach is ranked #127494 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Poach surname appeared 134 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Poach.
   
   94.7% or 127 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Cook
   • Hunt

Anagrams for poach »

1. chopa

2. phoca

How to pronounce poach?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of poach in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of poach in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of poach in a Sentence

1. Marc Boom:

   There’s a lot of these agencies that are out there charging absolutely ridiculous sums of money to get ICU nurses in, they go to California, which is in the midst of a surge, but they poach some ICU nurses there, send them to Texas, where they charge inordinate amounts to fill in gaps in Texas, many of which are created because nurses in Texas went to Florida or back to California.

2. Edwin Sabuhoro:

   One old man looked at me and said, 'Your kids are starving to death. Would you poach to feed your family?' it was an eye-opener for me.

3. Anthony Bourdain:

   I mean, I never had the highest opinion of him in the first place, but I guess he’s the last person in this life I should look to for principles, david Burke went in and took over [ the space Jose Andres had originally occupied ], and promptly tried to poach David Burke staff, I hear. This was after Jose Andres reached out and said Everyone welcome Jose Andres to Washington, don’t hold it against Jose Andres, just because I decided to pull out. So Burke’s a steaming loaf of sh --, as far as I ’m concerned, and feel free to quote me.

4. Eric Good:

   People poach ploughshare tortoises for their value as pets, like coin collectors who want a mint coin, collectors want a perfect tortoise, so by defacing the animals we make them less appealing to buyers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=poach
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Poach
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=poach
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poach
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=poach
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html