Word Meaning

poach definition and meaning

v. & n. To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.
v. & n. To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder.
v. i. 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.
v. t. To stab; to pierce; to spear, \as fish.
v. t. To force, drive, or plunge into anything.
v. t. To make soft or muddy by trampling
v. t. To begin and not complete.
v. i. To become soft or muddy.

Crossword clues for poach

- Cook (eggs) in liquid
- Cook eggs in liquid
- Cook in hot water
- Hunt illegally
- Steal small livestock
- Take game illegally
- Take game or fish illegally