Poach

/ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/

Synonyms for "poach" (88 found)

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Closest matches (18)

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Verb(1 words)

coddled

Strong matches (26)

Verb(5 words)

coddles cook headhunthunt illegallyillegal hunting

cook cop crib curry defraud devil dodo to perfectionembezzle extort filch fire fricassee frizz frizzle fry griddle grill heat hook

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lift

Related words (44)

make off withnip oven-bake palm pan pan-broil parboil pilfer pinch pirate prepareprepare foodpurloin roastrun away withrustle saute scallop scrounge sear

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shirr shoplift simmer snare snatch snitch steal steam stew stir-fry swindle swipe take thieve toastwalk off with

Verb(5 words)

prepare raid recruit stab trespass

Noun(3 words)

simmering simmers stewing

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More general

9 entries

cook cooking hiring hunthunt downhunting recruitment runtrack down

More specific

6 entries

corporate headhuntingdeer poachingelephant poachingpoached eggrhino poachingtalent acquisition

Collocations

6 entries

elephant poachingemployee poachingheadhuntingillegal poachingrhino poachingwildlife poaching

Inflections

3 entries

poached poaches poaching

Derivations

3 entries

poachability poachable poacher

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom asked Mary to teach him how to poach an egg in a microwave oven.

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Tom wanted poached eggs, so he first had to poach a chicken.

Source: tatoeba (8220391)

Why go through all that trouble to poach a gazelle?

Source: tatoeba (11223202)

Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner.

Source: wiktionary

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