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- DictionaryPoach/pōCH/
verb
- 1. illegally hunt or catch (game or fish) on land that is not one's own or in contravention of official protection: "20 tigers are thought to have been poached from national parks"
- 2. (of an animal) trample or cut up (turf) with its hoofs: "zero-grazing saves the fields from poaching"
The meaning of POACH is to cook in simmering liquid. How to use poach in a sentence.
to catch or kill an animal without permission on someone else’s property, or to kill animals illegally to get valuable parts of them: [ T ] Anybody you see with a piece of ivory has poached it. [ I ] Foreign fishing boats were caught poaching offshore.
Poach definition: to cook (eggs, fish, fruits, etc.) in a hot liquid that is kept just below the boiling point.. See examples of POACH used in a sentence.
1. To take fish or game illegally, especially by trespassing on another's property. 2. a. To take or appropriate something unfairly or illegally. b. To encroach on another person's rights or responsibilities: felt the guys in accounting were poaching on his turf. c. Sports To play a ball out of turn or in another's territory, as in doubles tennis.
[transitive, intransitive] poach (something) to illegally hunt birds, animals or fish on somebody else’s property or without permission. The elephants are poached for their tusks.
/pəʊtʃ/ IPA guide. Other forms: poaching; poached; poaches. When people poach deer or ducks, they hunt them illegally. On the other hand, when you poach an egg, it's perfectly legal — you just cook it in simmering water. Hunters are only permitted to hunt certain animals during specific times of the year, and only in certain locations.
1.transitive verb/intransitive verb. If someone poaches fish, animals, or birds, they illegally catch them on someone else's property. Many national parks set up to provide a refuge for wildlife are regularly invaded by people poaching game. Synonyms: steal, rob, plunder, hunt or fish illegally More Synonyms of poach.
