POACH
\pˈə͡ʊt͡ʃ], \pˈəʊtʃ], \p_ˈəʊ_tʃ]\
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To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.
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To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder.
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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.
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To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish.
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To force, drive, or plunge into anything.
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To make soft or muddy by trampling
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To begin and not complete.
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To become soft or muddy.
By Oddity Software
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To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.
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To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder.
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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.
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To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish.
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To force, drive, or plunge into anything.
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To make soft or muddy by trampling
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To begin and not complete.
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To become soft or muddy.
By Noah Webster.
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To steal game from; cook (eggs) by breaking (them) into boiling water.
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To shoot or steal game upon forbidden land.
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Poacher.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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