- poach for
- phr. v. ล่าสัตว์related: ไล่ล่า (สัตว์), จับ (ปลา)
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Poach — Poach, 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poach — [pəʊtʆ ǁ poʊtʆ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES to persuade someone to leave an organization and come and work for you: • Wall Street firms have always poached each other s star brokers. poach from • We prefer not to poach from … Financial and business terms
poach — [pəutʃ US poutʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cook)¦ 2¦(animals)¦ 3¦(people)¦ 4¦(steal ideas)¦ 5 poach on somebody s territory/preserve ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: pochier, from poche bag, pocket ] [Sense: 2 5; Date: 1600 1700; … Dictionary of contemporary English
poach — [ poutʃ ] verb 1. ) transitive to cook something in water, milk, or another liquid that is boiling gently: Poach the chicken in white wine for 15 minutes. a ) to cook an egg without its shell in water that is boiling gently 2. ) intransitive or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
poach talent — ► HR to persuade very able and skilled employees from another organization to come and work for you: »Rival brokers have been sniffing around in a bid to poach talent. Main Entry: ↑poach … Financial and business terms
poach on someone's territory/turf — to do something that someone else should do : to interfere in an area that another person usually controls You can t keep other candidates from poaching on your turf. [=from trying to get voters who usually vote for you or your party to vote for … Useful english dictionary
poach|er — poach|er1 «POH chuhr», noun. a person who poaches or trespasses, especially to hunt or fish illegally. ╂[< poach1 + er1] poach|er2 «POH chuhr», noun. a vessel or pan for poaching, as eggs or fish. ╂[< poach2 + er1] … Useful english dictionary
poach — poach1 [pōch] vt. [ME pochen < MFr pochier, to pocket < poche, pouch, pocket (< Frank * pokka, pocket: for IE base see POKE2): the yolk is “pocketed” in the white] to cook (fish, an egg without its shell, etc.) in water or other liquid… … English World dictionary
poach — [[t]po͟ʊtʃ[/t]] poaches, poaching, poached 1) VERB If someone poaches fish, animals, or birds, they illegally catch them on someone else s property. [V n] Many national parks set up to provide a refuge for wildlife are regularly invaded by people … English dictionary
poach — UK [pəʊtʃ] / US [poʊtʃ] verb Word forms poach : present tense I/you/we/they poach he/she/it poaches present participle poaching past tense poached past participle poached 1) a) [transitive] to cook an egg without its shell in water that is… … English dictionary
poach — {{11}}poach (v.1) steal game, 1520s, to push, poke, from M.Fr. pocher to thrust, poke, from O.Fr. pochier poke out, gouge, from a Germanic source (Cf. M.H.G. puchen to pound, beat, knock ) related to POKE (Cf. poke) (v.). Sense of trespass for… … Etymology dictionary
