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Meaning of "poach" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POACH

From Old French pocher, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch poken to prod.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POACH

poach  [pəʊtʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POACH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poach is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb poach in English.

WHAT DOES POACH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of poach in the English dictionary

The first definition of poach in the dictionary is to catch illegally by trespassing on private property. Other definition of poach is to encroach on or usurp or steal. Poach is also to take or play.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POACH

PRESENT

Present
I poach
you poach
he/she/it poaches
we poach
you poach
they poach
Present continuous
I am poaching
you are poaching
he/she/it is poaching
we are poaching
you are poaching
they are poaching
Present perfect
I have poached
you have poached
he/she/it has poached
we have poached
you have poached
they have poached
Present perfect continuous
I have been poaching
you have been poaching
he/she/it has been poaching
we have been poaching
you have been poaching
they have been poaching
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I poached
you poached
he/she/it poached
we poached
you poached
they poached
Past continuous
I was poaching
you were poaching
he/she/it was poaching
we were poaching
you were poaching
they were poaching
Past perfect
I had poached
you had poached
he/she/it had poached
we had poached
you had poached
they had poached
Past perfect continuous
I had been poaching
you had been poaching
he/she/it had been poaching
we had been poaching
you had been poaching
they had been poaching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will poach
you will poach
he/she/it will poach
we will poach
you will poach
they will poach
Future continuous
I will be poaching
you will be poaching
he/she/it will be poaching
we will be poaching
you will be poaching
they will be poaching
Future perfect
I will have poached
you will have poached
he/she/it will have poached
we will have poached
you will have poached
they will have poached
Future perfect continuous
I will have been poaching
you will have been poaching
he/she/it will have been poaching
we will have been poaching
you will have been poaching
they will have been poaching
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would poach
you would poach
he/she/it would poach
we would poach
you would poach
they would poach
Conditional continuous
I would be poaching
you would be poaching
he/she/it would be poaching
we would be poaching
you would be poaching
they would be poaching
Conditional perfect
I would have poach
you would have poach
he/she/it would have poach
we would have poach
you would have poach
they would have poach
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been poaching
you would have been poaching
he/she/it would have been poaching
we would have been poaching
you would have been poaching
they would have been poaching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you poach
we let´s poach
you poach
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to poach
Past participle
poached
Present Participle
poaching
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POACH


abroach
əˈbrəʊtʃ
aircoach
ˈɛəˌkəʊtʃ
approach
əˈprəʊtʃ
broach
brəʊtʃ
brooch
brəʊtʃ
coach
kəʊtʃ
cockroach
ˈkɒkˌrəʊtʃ
croche
krəʊtʃ
encroach
ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ
loach
ləʊtʃ
motorcoach
ˈməʊtəˌkəʊtʃ
reproach
rɪˈprəʊtʃ
roach
rəʊtʃ
slowcoach
ˈsləʊˌkəʊtʃ
stagecoach
ˈsteɪdʒˌkəʊtʃ
turnbroach
ˈtɜːnˌbrəʊtʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POACH

po
PO box
po-faced
poa
poaceous
poachable
poached
poached egg
poacher
poacher turned gamekeeper
poachiness
poachy
poaka
poake
POB
poblano
POC
Pocahontas
pochard
pochay

WORDS THAT END LIKE POACH

above reproach
athletic coach
courtesy coach
dialect coach
express coach
German cockroach
life coach
mail coach
mailcoach
motor coach
outcoach
overcoach
passenger coach
self-reproach
sobriety coach
state coach
thematic approach

Synonyms and antonyms of poach in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «POACH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «poach» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of poach

Translation of «poach» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POACH

Find out the translation of poach to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poach from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poach» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非法盗猎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cazar/pescar furtivamente
570 millions of speakers

English

poach
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भोंकना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

браконьерством
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escaldar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হস্তগত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

braconner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Harimau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wildern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

盗む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도용하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Poach
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xâm phạm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழுக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कचरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağartmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cacciare {or} pescare di frodo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gotować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

браконьєрством
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bracona
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρπάζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stroop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

poach
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pochere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poach

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POACH»

The term «poach» is regularly used and occupies the 82.300 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POACH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poach» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poach» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poach

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POACH»

Discover the use of poach in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poach and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dictionary of Homonyms
Car and lorry tyres also have a ply rating indicating the strength of a tyre casing. poach If you poach on someone's land, you are walking or whatever on land that is not open to the public. You may be on this land because you want to poach ...
David Rothwell, 2007
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InfoWorld
POACH/XTBTM— an optional buffer chip that can be used as either a data buffer or an address buffer. And can be combined with the POACH/XT to create a 12 - chip PC/XT. ZyATTM— an evaluation board for analysis of the POACH/AT and ...
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InfoWorld
POACH/XTBTM— an optional buffer chip that can be used as either a data buffer or an address buffer. And can be combined with the POACH/XT to create a 12- chip PC/XT. ZyATTM— an evaluation board for analysis of the POACH/AT and ...
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InfoWorld
POACH/XTBTM— an optional buffer chip that can be used as either a data buffer or an address buffer. And can be combined with the POACH/XT to create a 12 - chip PC/XT. ZyATTM— an evaluation board for analysis of the POACH/AT and ...
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Cromwell: a drama
1st Poach. Or the girl, Gregory ! eh ? the girl by the well, with her finger cut, and her throat — 4th Poach. Damn thee, have done ! She was dead, ere I found her, and I did but take — 1st Poach. The ring, thou wouldst say. 2d and 3rd Poach.
Alfred Bate Richards, 1847
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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
PNlG^MUS (j. Ti'irb pbyjìaans) An ohstniction in the throat, a strangling, ru (s. from pot) A liquid measure in Cuernsey, it contains half a gaUon. PO i. in et'^ rapby) A famous river m Italy. PO'A (i. in botany) A genus of plants. POACH (v. t. from tec ...
John Ash, 1775
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Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar
Chip count and board size have an obvious effect on the cost of the system. That's where the new high-integration chips play such an important role. The POACH Set The engineers at ZyMOS partitioned the motherboard's logic into a set of ...
Steve Ciarcia, 1990
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Tennis Doubles Beyond Big Shots with Companion Video
Second and, in my opinion, most important, when you're active at the net, you'll forever keep your opponents off-balance. Poaching falls into two categories. The first is what I like to call the there it is poach. This is when you see a weak return ...
Greg Moran, 2009
9
Professional Baking
Poach as in the basic recipe.PEARS, OR PINEAPPLE POACHED DRIED FRUIT 5. Let the fruit cool in the syrup. When cool, refrigerate in Peel, quarter, and core the fruit. For pineapple, cut into small wedges. Poach as in basic recipe. PEARS ...
Wayne Gisslen, 2008
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Infidelity: A Practitioner’s Guide to Working with Couples ...
First we outline findings regarding the frequency of poach- ing. We then discuss findings regarding factors that either motivate people to poach or deter them from doing so. THE fREquEnCy of mATE PoACHinG One of the goals of Schmitt and ...
Paul R. Peluso, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POACH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poach is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lance Lynn takes the mound for St. Louis Cardinals' series opener …
... NL Central and are aware contending clubs will continue calling ahead of Friday's trade deadline in an attempt to poach some of their talent. «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
2
UPS Earnings: What to Watch
Uncertainty as the EU considers the FedEx/TNT merger could also make it easier for UPS and DHL DPSGY -1.00 % to poach customers in the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Walkthrough: AJ Green's optimism best sign yet
You know how hard this is this day and age with every coach looking to poach? Even then Green had loyalty to those he buys into and stuck ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
4
Feud heats up between dealers and Asia Pacific Prudential over …
"This is an obvious deliberate attempt to poach clients from former broker dealers of the once BBY," he said, noting that BBY was a clearing and ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
5
Newcastle Knights coach begin search for new coach after Rick …
Poach a current NRL coach. Other. VoteView Results Polldaddy.com · Who should the Newcastle Knights appoint as their next coach? «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
9 essential tools for Chinese cooking
The meats slowly poach in this broth, and since it is made mainly out of meat juices, steam, and seasonings, the resulting soup is rich and ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Leeds 36 - Catalans Dragon 22: Briscoe's Rhinos poach top place
NOBODY seems quite sure how good Leeds Rhinos can be this season, least of all themselves. By Chris Hamilton. PUBLISHED: 00:10, Mon, ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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GWS tried to poach me, says Thurston
NRL superstar Johnathan Thurston has revealed the Greater Western Sydney Giants tried to poach sign him to switch codes to AFL. «ninemsn, Jul 15»
9
Amazon's coming to town to poach talent. Here's how Comcast is …
A tech giant coming to Philadelphia to poach talent? Perhaps not that surprising. But what's more interesting is how a hometown tech giant is ... «Technical.ly Philly, Jul 15»
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Why Cone won't poach Purefoods players
MANILA – New Ginebra coach Tim Cone on Thursday vowed to leave his former team Star Hotshots (Purefoods) untouched amid speculation ... «ABS CBN News, Jul 15»

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