to cook food, especially fish, gently in a small amount of liquid

to cook an egg gently in nearly boiling water after removing its shell

to illegally hunt birds, animals or fish on somebody else’s property or without permission

The elephants are poached for their tusks.

to take and use somebody/something that belongs to somebody/something else, especially in a secret, dishonest or unfair way

The company poached the contract from their main rivals.

Several of our employees have been poached by a rival firm.

She accused him of poaching her ideas.

I hope I'm not poaching on your territory.

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