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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"
verb. uk / pəʊtʃ / us. poach verb (COOK) Add to word list. to cook something, especially an egg without its shell, by putting it into liquid that is gently boiling. poach verb (ANIMALS) to illegally catch or kill animals, especially by going onto land without the permission of the person who owns it. poach verb (PERSON)
1. To take (fish or game) illegally, especially by trespassing on another's property. 2. a. To take or appropriate unfairly or illegally: poaching another firm's best employees. b. Sports To play (a ball) out of turn or in another's territory. 3. To make (land) muddy or broken up by trampling.
From Longman Business Dictionary poach /pəʊtʃpoʊtʃ/ verb [ intransitive, transitive] 1 to persuade someone to leave an organization and come and work for you Wall Street firms have always poached each other’s star brokers. poach from We prefer not to poach from other firms. 2 to unfairly or illegally use someone else’s ideas They were accused of...
poach - definition, audio pronunciation and more for poach: 1. to cook something, especially an egg without its shell, by putting it into liquid that is gently…: See more in Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary.
There are 18 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb poach, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in British English. poach has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
Definitions of 'poach' 1. If someone poaches fish, animals, or birds, they illegally catch them on someone else's property. [...] 2. If an organization poaches members or customers from another organization, they secretly or dishonestly persuade them to join them or become their customers. [...] 3.
Informal Terms to cheat in a game or contest. v.t. to trespass on (private property), esp. in order to hunt or fish. to steal (game or fish) from another's property. to take without permission and use as one's own: to poach ideas; a staff poached from other companies. to break or tear up by trampling.
