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Poach – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water.

Usage examples:

A breakfast of poached egg and grilled bacon
verb

Illegally hunt or catch (game or fish) on land that is not one's own or in contravention of official protection.

Usage examples:

20 tigers are thought to have been poached from national parks

Synonims:

Hunt illegallyCatch/trap/kill illegallyPlunder
verb

(of an animal) trample or cut up (turf) with its hoofs.

Usage examples:

Zero-grazing saves the fields from poaching
verb

To cook something in water or another liquid that is almost boiling

Usage examples:

Poached eggs, [ t ] anybody you see with a piece of ivory has poached it., [ i ] foreign fishing bo…
verb

To persuade employees or customers of another company to become your employees or customers instead

Usage examples:

Poach sb from sth the company is considering a nationwide expansion after poaching a new chief oper…

Poach translation into English

Poach: translate from English into Chinese

Translate poach into Chinese (Simplified)}
偷猎, 煮, 进犯

Poach: translate from English into Dutch

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Pocheren, Stropen, Steken, Duwen, Vertrappen, Omwoelen, Afstropen, Gaten krijgen, Overtreding begaan

Poach: translate from English into French

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Pocher, Braconner, Pêcher illégalement, Chasser illégalement

Poach: translate from English into German

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Pochieren, Wildern, Dünsten, Schwarz fangen, Unerlaubt fangen

Poach: translate from English into Hindi

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भोंकना, चुभाना, बिना आज्ञा प्रवेश करना, पैरों से कचलना, आखेट की चोरी करना, शिकार चुराना

Poach: translate from English into Italian

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Bracconaggio, Cuocere in camicia, Pescare di frodo, Cacciare di frodo, Cuocere in bianco

Poach: translate from English into Korean

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짓밟다, 찔러 꽂다, 권리나 금렵지 따위를 침해하다, 달걀을 깨서 끓는 물에 반숙으로 하다, 달걀을 깨서 끓는 물에 찌다, 달걀을 깨서 끓는 물에 삶다, 끓는 물에 반숙으로 하다, 끓는 물에 찌다, 끓는 물에 삶다, 타서 농도를 고르게 하다, 물 따위를 타서 농도를 고르게 하다, 길 따위가 밟혀서 진창이 되다, 밟혀서 진창이 되다, 파트너의 공을 가로채다, 남의 토지 따위를 침해하다, 침해하다, 막대 따위를 찔러 꽂다, 손가락 따위를 찔러 꽂다, 유리한 위치를 부정 수단으로 차지하다, 부정 수단으로 차지하다, 밀렵하다

Poach: translate from English into Russian

Translate poach into Russian}
Браконьер, Вмешиваться, Браконьерствовать, Незаконно охотиться, Вторгаться, Присваивать, Вторгаться в чужие владения, Подстрекать, Делаться изрытым, Мять, Мять глину, Размешивать, Вязнуть, Тяжело ступать, Перенимать, Захватывать не по правилам, Разрывать копытами, Варить без скорлупы в кипятке, Варить яйцо-пашот

Poach: translate from English into Spanish

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Escalfar, Cazar furtivamente, Hervir, Enfangarse, Pescar furtivamente, Cazar en vedado, Pisotear, Robar por

Word origin

early 16th century (in the sense ‘push roughly together’): apparently related to poke1; sense 1 is perhaps partly from French pocher ‘enclose in a bag’ (see poach1).

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Poach – similar words

poached

verb

Cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water.

Usage examples:

A breakfast of poached egg and grilled bacon
verb

Illegally hunt or catch (game or fish) on land that is not one's own or in contravention of official protection.

Usage examples:

20 tigers are thought to have been poached from national parks
verb

Past simple and past participle of poach

Usage examples:

We had poached eggs for breakfast., do you like pears poached in red wine?, the farmer claimed that…
Poached - all meanings in English

Poach synonims

plunder

verb

Steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.

Usage examples:

Looters moved into the disaster area to plunder shops
noun

The violent and dishonest acquisition of property.

Usage examples:

The commander refused to maintain his troops through pillage and plunder
verb

To steal goods forcefully from a place, esp. during a war

Usage examples:

[ i ] after the battle the soldiers began looting and plundering., [ t ] fig. he plundered (= took …
Plunder - all meanings in English

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