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- Dictionarypoach/pəʊtʃ/
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" Similar
- 2. (of an animal) trample or cut up (turf) with its hoofs: "zero-grazing saves the fields from poaching"
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to take and use for yourself unfairly or dishonestly something, usually an idea, that belongs to someone else:
1. : to trespass on. a field poached too frequently by the amateur The Times Literary Supplement (London) 2. a. : to take (game or fish) by illegal methods. b. : to appropriate (something) as one's own. c. : to attract (someone, such as an employee or customer) away from a competitor. Synonyms. Verb (1)
6 meanings: 1. to catch (game, fish, etc) illegally by trespassing on private property 2. to encroach on or usurp (another.... Click for more definitions.
Poach definition: to cook (eggs, fish, fruits, etc.) in a hot liquid that is kept just below the boiling point.. See examples of POACH used in a sentence.
[transitive] poach something to cook an egg gently in nearly boiling water after removing its shell. [transitive, intransitive] poach (something) to illegally hunt birds, animals, or fish on someone else's property or without permission The elephants are poached for their tusks.
poach (somebody/something) Several of our employees have been poached by a rival firm. She accused him of poaching her ideas. I hope I'm not poaching on your territory (= doing something that is actually your responsibility) .
fish, animal, bird If fish, animals, or birds are poached, someone has caught them illegally on someone else's property. She would bring a gift of poached fish or flowers from someone else's garden. American English : poached / poʊtʃt / caught illegally
