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poach ¹  (pch)

tr.v. poached, poach·ing, poach·es

To cook in a boiling or simmering liquid: Poach the fish in wine.

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[Back-formation from Middle English poched, poached, from poche, dish of poached eggs, from Old French, from past participle of pochier, to poach eggs, from poche, pocket, bag (from their appearance), of Germanic origin.]

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poacha·ble adj.

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poach ¹

Verb

1. to catch (game or fish) illegally on someone else's land

2.

a. to encroach on (someone's rights or duties)

b. to steal (an idea, employee, or player) [Old French pocher]

poacher n

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poach ²

Verb

to simmer (food) very gently in liquid [Old French pochier to enclose in a bag]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	poach - hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory" hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
	2.	poach - cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots" cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"

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poach

verb 1. steal, rob, plunder, hunt or fish illegally

verb 2. take, steal, appropriate, snatch (informal) nab (informal) purloin

Translations

poach [pəutʃ] vt (cook) → escalfar (= steal); cazar/pescar en vedado

vi → cazar/pescar en vedado

poach [pəutʃ] vt (= cook) → pocher (= steal); pêcher (or chasser) sans permis

vi → braconner

poach [pəutʃ] vt (= steal) [+ fish, animals, birds] → illegal erbeuten, wildern;

(Culin) [+ egg]; pochieren;

(000) [+ fish]; dünsten

vi (= steal) → wildern

poach [pəutʃ] vt (= cook) → affogare (= steal); cacciare (or pescare) di frodo

vi → fare il bracconiere

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poach¹

v poach [pəutʃ]

to cook (eg an egg without its shell, a fish etc) in boiling liquid, especially water or milk. kookيَسْلُقُ بيْضاً مَفْقوساваряvařitpocherepochierenσιγοβράζωescalfar, hervirpoðeerimaآب پز کردنkypsentää kiehuvassa nesteessäpocherלִשלוֹק בֵּיצָהगरम पानी में अंडा पकानाrazbiti u kipuću vodubuggyant (tojást)merebus sesuatu tanpa kulitsjóða (við vægan hita)affogare, cuocere in camicia*; cuocere in bianco*ゆでる(깬 달걀·생선 등을) 모양이 흐트러지지 않게 끓는 물에 삶다virtivārīt (olu) bez čaumalasmemasak telur carakpocherenposjere, trekke (egg uten skallet på)gotować we wrzątkuescalfara fierbe (un ou fără coajă)варить в кипящей жидкостиvariťpoširatipoširatipocherad, förlorat []ต้มหรือเคี่ยวkabuksuz yumurta haşlama水煮варити яйце-пашотابالناkho; rim水煮

adj poached

a poached egg.kookبيْضَة مسلوقَة بدون قِشْرهваренztracené (vejce)pocheretpochiertποσέescalfadopoðeeritudآب پزuppomunapochéבֵּיצָה שְׁלוּקָהगरम पानी में पका हुआ अंडाpoširana jajabuggyantott (tojás)rebussoðinn (við vægan hita)affogato, in camicia落とし卵삶은virtasvārīts bez čaumalascarakgepocheerdposjertgotowany we wrzątkuescalfadofiertсваренный в кипящей жидкостиstratené (vajce)poširanpoširanpocherad, förlorat []ซึ่งต้มhaşlanmış水煮的яйце-пашотابالا ہواtrứng chần nước sôi水煮的