poach

Meaning

Verb

1. To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
2. To be cooked in such manner.

Noun

The act of cooking in simmering liquid.

Noun

The act of taking something unfairly, as in tennis doubles where one player returns a shot that their partner was better placed to return.

Synonyms

trespass

boil

simmer

coddle

steam

encroach

cook

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grapple

grasp

gripe

intrude

nab

parboil

poke

rape

ravish

rifle

rinse

roast

scrounge

seize

snap

snatch

soak

spoil

stew

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thrust

toast

trample

infringe upon

tear from

braise

brew

broil

catch

clutch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/

Etymology

table
From Middle English pochen (“to poach (eggs)”), from Old French pocher "to put (egg yolks) in pockets" (i.e. in bags formed by the whites), from Old French poche (“pocket”).