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poach
Verb
  • To cook something in simmering liquid. transitive
  • To be cooked in simmering liquid intransitive
  • To become soft or muddy.
  • To make soft or muddy.
  • To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish. obsolete
  • To force, drive, or plunge into anything. obsolete
  • To begin and not complete. obsolete
Verb
  • To take game or fish illegally. transitive, intransitive
  • To take anything illegally or unfairly. transitive, intransitive
  • To cause an employee or customer to switch from a competing company to your own company. transitive, intransitive