POACH

Definitions for the word, 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 become soft or muddy.

(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 begin and not complete.

(v. t.) To force, drive, or plunge into anything.

(v. t.) To make soft or muddy by trampling

(v. t.) To stab; to pierce; to spear, \\as fish.