Poach - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pəʊtʃ|  American pronunciation of the word poach
Brit.  |pəʊtʃ|  British pronunciation of the word poach

verb

- hunt illegally
people are poaching elephants for their ivory
- cook in a simmering liquid
poached apricots

Extra examples

The police caught the young man poaching for rabbits on the lord's land.

Poach the salmon in white wine and water.

Deer have been poached here for years.

That company's always poaching our staff.

Several of their reporters were poached from other papers.

Poach the fish until it flakes easily.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: poach
he/she/it: poaches
present participle: poaching
past tense: poached
past participle: poached
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