Poach

·vi To become soft or muddy.

II. Poach ·vt To begin and not complete.

III. Poach ·vt To make soft or muddy by trampling.

IV. Poach ·vt To force, drive, or plunge into anything.

V. Poach ·vt To Stab; to Pierce; to spear, \\as fish.

VI. Poach ·v & ·noun To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder.

VII. Poach ·v & ·noun To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.

VIII. Poach ·vi 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.