noun Download 🔗Share The act of cooking in simmering liquid. Examples : "Her egg poaches took a little longer than expected, but they were perfectly soft. " food utensil process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cook something in simmering liquid. Examples : "My mother poaches eggs for breakfast on Sundays. " food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be cooked in simmering liquid Examples : "My mom poaches eggs in milk for a light breakfast. " food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become soft or muddy. Examples : "After the heavy rain, the dirt path in the park poaches under your feet, making it hard to walk. " environment nature weather 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." environment geology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish. Examples : "The fisherman poaches salmon with a long, sharp spear. " weapon action fish food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To force, drive, or plunge into anything. Examples : "The bully poaches smaller kids into giving him their lunch money. " action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To begin and not complete. Examples : "He often poaches ideas for his stories but never finishes writing them. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of taking something unfairly, as in tennis doubles where one player returns a shot that their partner was better placed to return. Examples : ""His constant poaches at the net frustrated his doubles partner, who was perfectly positioned for those volleys." " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take game or fish illegally. Examples : "The man poaches deer in the national park at night. " law game environment animal fish nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take anything illegally or unfairly. Examples : "The new bakery owner poaches employees from other shops by offering them much higher salaries. " law 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 rival company often poaches our best engineers by offering them higher salaries. " business job organization economy commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
