poach
verb (1)
\ ˈpōch
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poached;
poaching;
poaches
Definition of poach
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to cook in simmering liquid
poach
verb (2)
poached;
poaching;
poaches
Definition of poach (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to encroach upon especially for the purpose of taking something
2
: to trespass for the purpose of stealing game
also
: to take game or fish illegally
1
: to trespass on
a field poached too frequently by the amateur — The Times Literary Supplement (London)
2a
: to take (game or fish) by illegal methods
b
: to appropriate (something) as one's own
c
: to attract (someone, such as an employee or customer) away from a competitor
Examples of poach in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Rescue efforts brought the number up to 30 by 2003, but poaching once again took its toll and no live rhinos have been seen in the wild since 2006. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Eggs Successfully Collected from the Last Two Northern White Rhinos," 24 Aug. 2019 Season the fish with salt, then add to the simmering broth and poach until the fish is just opaque throughout, 2 to 4 minutes. — Los Angeles Times, "Bún Cá Kiên Giang: Vietnamese Fish and Shrimp Rice Noodle Soup," 21 Aug. 2019 The president of Congress Wealth Management ended up poaching three people who work there for Boston Private Wealth — his crosstown rival in Boston. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bank’s top diversity executive launches an expansive to-do list," 13 Aug. 2019 Netflix has been especially aggressive in poaching talent from Disney ahead of the launch of Disney+. — Natalie Jarvey, The Hollywood Reporter, "Netflix Under Pressure: Can a Hollywood Disruptor Avoid Getting Disrupted?," 8 Aug. 2019 Chicago has a number of building blocks in place, and over the past six months the front office has poached three veterans (Satoransky, Thad Young and Porter) who can raise the floor. — The Crossover Staff, SI.com, "The Most Overlooked Storylines in NBA Free Agency," 1 Aug. 2019 Employers in Plastics Valley try, increasingly, to poach workers from other companies or devise creative workarounds. — New York Times, "In an Industrial Corner of France, 18,000 Jobs Are On Offer. Why Aren’t People Taking Them?," 27 July 2019 Case in point: Team Sky, whose first order of business was to try and poach Vaughters’s best rider, Bradley Wiggins. — Bill Gifford, Outside Online, "Jonathan Vaughters Goes Deep into Cycling’s Dirty Past," 24 July 2019 The company has been trying to get a foothold in fashion for years, with CEO Jeff Bezos poaching Gap executives and even making a personal splash at the Met Gala in 2012. — Russell Brandom, The Verge, "Why does Amazon have so many clothing brands?," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'poach.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for poach
poach
verb
\ ˈpōch
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poached;
poaching
Kids Definition of poach
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to cook slowly in liquid
poach
verb
poached;
poaching
Kids Definition of poach (Entry 2 of 2)
: to hunt or fish unlawfully
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