verb Download 🔗Share To cook something in simmering liquid. Examples : "My mom is poaching an egg for my breakfast. " food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To become soft or muddy. Examples : "After the heavy rain, the dirt path was poaching, making it difficult to walk without sinking. " environment nature condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish. Examples : "The fisherman was poaching salmon in the river with a long spear. " food utensil action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To force, drive, or plunge into anything. Examples : "The bully was poaching students into the alley to steal their lunch money. " environment animal law action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To begin and not complete. Examples : "He started cleaning his room but, poaching on the task, he got distracted by his phone and never finished. " action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take game or fish illegally. Examples : "The man was arrested for poaching deer in the national park. " environment animal law game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting. Examples : "The increased poaching of elephants for their ivory is threatening the species' survival. " environment animal law nature action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading