verb Download 🔗Share To cook something in simmering liquid. Examples : "My mom poached the eggs for our breakfast. " food utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be cooked in simmering liquid Examples : "The chef poached the eggs gently in hot water for the breakfast buffet. " food utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become soft or muddy. Examples : "After the heavy rain, the dirt road had poached and was difficult to walk on. " environment weather condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make soft or muddy. Examples : "Cattle coming to drink had punched and poached the river bank into a mess of mud." condition environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish. Examples : "The fisherman skillfully poached a large salmon with his spear. " weapon action fish Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To force, drive, or plunge into anything. Examples : "The bully poached the younger student into the crowded hallway. " action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To begin and not complete. Examples : "She poached the egg, but then the phone rang and she forgot about it, leaving it undercooked. " action work process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take game or fish illegally. Examples : "The man was arrested because he poached deer in the national park. " game fish action law environment nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take anything illegally or unfairly. Examples : "The company poached several talented engineers from its main competitor by offering them much higher salaries. " law police property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own. Examples : "The tech company poached a talented engineer from their rival with a better salary and benefits package. " business job economy organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Cooked by poaching. Examples : "The poached egg sat perfectly on the toast. " food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Obtained by poaching. Examples : "The restaurant was fined for serving poached fish, which was illegally obtained from the protected river. " police law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading