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Definitions for Poach

[1] to trespass, especially on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
[2] to take game or fish illegally.
[3] (of land) to become broken up or slushy by being trampled.
[4] (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) to play a ball hit into the territory of one's partner that is properly the partner's ball to play.
[5] Informal . to cheat in a game or contest.
[6] to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
[7] to steal (game or fish) from another's property.
[8] to take without permission and use as one's own: to poach ideas; a staff poached from other companies.
[9] to break or tear up by trampling.
[10] to mix with water and reduce to a uniform consistency, as clay.
[11] to cook (eggs, fish, fruits, etc.) in a hot liquid that is kept just below the boiling point.
[12] to catch (game, fish, etc) illegally by trespassing on private property
[13] to encroach on or usurp (another person's rights, duties, etc) or steal (an idea, employee, etc)
[14] tennis badminton to take or play (shots that should belong to one's partner)
[15] to break up (land) into wet muddy patches, as by riding over it, or (of land) to become broken up in this way
[16] (intr) (of the feet, shoes, etc) to sink into heavy wet ground
[17] to simmer (eggs, fish, etc) very gently in water, milk, stock, etc

Words related to Poach

smuggle, pilfer, intrude, filch, rob, plunder, appropriate, encroach, steal

Words nearby Poach

po'ed, po-faced, po., poa, poaceous, poach, poacher, poaching, poachy, pob, pobeda peak

Origin of Poach

21350–1400; Middle English poche < Middle French pocher literally, to bag (the yolk inside the white), derivative of poche bag (French poche pocket) < Middle Dutch poke poke2

Other words from Poach

poach·a·ble , adjective
poach·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Poach

C15: from Old French pochier to enclose in a bag (as the yolks are enclosed by the whites); compare poke ²

Synonyms for Poach

smuggle, appropriate, encroach, filch, intrude, pilfer, plunder, rob, steal, fish illegally, hunt illegally