Poach

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cook in a boiling or simmering liquid: Poach the fish in wine.
  • verb-intransitive. To trespass on another's property in order to take fish or game.
  • verb-intransitive. To take fish or game in a forbidden area.
  • verb-intransitive. To become muddy or broken up from being trampled. Used of land.
  • verb-intransitive. To sink into soft earth when walking.
  • verb-intransitive. To take or appropriate something unfairly or illegally.
  • verb-intransitive. Sports To play a ball out of turn or in another's territory, as in doubles tennis.
  • v. To trespass on (another's property) for fishing or hunting.
  • v. To take (fish or game) illegally.
  • v. To make (land) muddy or broken up by trampling.
  • v. To take or appropriate unfairly or illegally.
  • v. Sports To play (a ball) out of turn or in another's territory.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. to take game or fish illegally while trespassing on someone's property
  • v. to take anything illegally or unfairly
  • v. to cause an employee or customer to switch from a competing company to your own company
  • v. to cook something in simmering water
  • v. To become soft or muddy.
  • v. To make soft or muddy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.
  • v. To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder.
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
  • v. To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish.
  • v. To force, drive, or plunge into anything.
  • v. To make soft or muddy by trampling.
  • v. To begin and not complete.
  • verb-intransitive. To become soft or muddy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To poke; thrust; push; put.
  • To stab; pierce; spear: as, to poach fish.
  • To tread; break up or render slushy by frequent treading; mark with footprints.
  • To make a thrust in or as in sword-play.
  • To be penetrable, as soft muddy or marshy ground; be damp and swampy.
  • To intrude or encroach upon another's preserves for the purpose of stealing game; kill and carry off game in violation of law.
  • To trespass upon, especially for the purpose of killing and stealing game.
  • To cook by breaking the shell and dropping the contents whole into boiling water: said of eggs.
  • To gain an unfair advantage at the start of a race.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. hunt illegally
  • v. cook in a simmering liquid
  • Verb Form
    poached    poaches    poaching   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    track down    hunt    run    hunt down    cook   
    Form
    poached    poaching    unpoached    poachable   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stab    pierce    trample    mix    walk    sink    hunt   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Roach    approach    broach    brooch    caroche    coach    encroach    reproach    roach    roche   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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