Meaning Of Poach

v. & n.

To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.

v. & n.

To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder.

v. i.

To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon.

v. t.

To stab; to pierce; to spear, \as fish.

v. t.

To force, drive, or plunge into anything.

v. t.

To make soft or muddy by trampling

v. t.

To begin and not complete.

v. i.

To become soft or muddy.