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Present participle for to cook in liquid
“Poach the pear slices gently for about 8 to 10 minutes until they are tender.”
Present participle for to hunt or take game or fish illegally
“Humans are known to illegally poach elephants for their tusks. In retaliation, elephants often trample their crop fields.”
Present participle for to take or acquire in an unfair or clandestine way
“We certainly do make an educated guess about the caliber of the people we're mentoring, but we're not there to poach their ideas.”
Present participle for to intrude or infringe on another person's territory
“Have things got so bad that you're having to poach on our territory?”
Present participle for to take (the work or an idea of someone else) and pass it off as one's own
The activity of hunting, especially wild animals or game
An act or state of boiling or being boiled
The copying of another's written or creative work
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