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poach
(redirected from poaching on territory)

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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.

[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.]

poacha·ble adj.

poach 2  (pch)
v. poached, poach·ing, poach·es
v.intr.
1. To trespass on another's property in order to take fish or game.
2. To take fish or game in a forbidden area.
3. To become muddy or broken up from being trampled. Used of land.
4. To sink into soft earth when walking.
5.
a. To take or appropriate something unfairly or illegally.
b. Sports To play a ball out of turn or in another's territory, as in doubles tennis.
v.tr.
1. To trespass on (another's property) for fishing or hunting.
2. To take (fish or game) illegally.
3. To make (land) muddy or broken up by trampling.
4.
a. To take or appropriate unfairly or illegally.
b. Sports To play (a ball) out of turn or in another's territory.

[Obsolete French pocher, to poke, thrust, intrude, from Old French pochier, to poke, gouge, of Germanic origin.]

poacha·ble adj.

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

poach 2
Verb
to simmer (food) very gently in liquid [Old French pochier to enclose in a bag]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"

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
vicazar/pescar en vedado

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

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
vifare il bracconiere

poach1
v poach [pəutʃ]
to cook (eg an egg without its shell, a fish etc) in boiling liquid, especially water or milk. kook يَسْلُقُ بيْضاً مَفْقوسا варя vařit pochere pochieren σιγοβράζω escalfar, hervir poðeerima آب پز کردن kypsentää kiehuvassa nesteessä pocher לִשלוֹק בֵּיצָה गरम पानी में अंडा पकाना razbiti u kipuću vodu buggyant (tojást) merebus sesuatu tanpa kulit sjóða (við vægan hita) affogare, cuocere in camicia*; cuocere in bianco ゆでる (깬 달걀·생선 등을) 모양이 흐트러지지 않게 끓는 물에 삶다 virti vārīt (olu) bez čaumalas memasak telur carak pocheren posjere, trekke (egg uten skallet ) gotować we wrzątku escalfar a fierbe (un ou fără coajă) варить в кипящей жидкости variť poširati poširati pocherad, förlorat [] ต้มหรือเคี่ยว kabuksuz yumurta haşlama 水煮 варити яйце-пашот ابالنا kho; rim
adj poached
a poached egg. kook بيْضَة مسلوقَة بدون قِشْره варен ztracené (vejce) pocheret pochiert ποσέ escalfado poðeeritud آب پز uppomuna poché בֵּיצָה שְׁלוּקָה गरम पानी में पका हुआ अंडा poširana jaja buggyantott (tojás) rebus soðinn (við vægan hita) affogato, in camicia 落とし卵 삶은 virtas vārīts bez čaumalas carak gepocheerd posjert gotowany we wrzątku escalfado fiert сваренный в кипящей жидкости stratené (vajce) poširan poširan pocherad, förlorat [] ซึ่งต้ม haşlanmış 水煮的 яйце-пашот ابالا ہوا trứng chần nước sôi


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