poach
- Verb. (transitive) to cook something in simmering water.
- Verb. (''derived from this'') as in "cattle coming to drink had punched and poached the river bank into a mess of mud.".
- Verb. (transitive, intransitive) to take game or fish illegally while trespassing on someone's property.
- Verb. (transitive, intransitive) to take anything illegally or unfairly.
- Verb. (transitive, intransitive) to cause an employee or customer to switch from a competing company to your own company.
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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.