Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of poach
adjectivepoached (comparative more poached, superlative most poached)
comparative more poached · superlative most poached
- Cooked by poaching.
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.
1931, Francis Beeding, “1/1”, in Death Walks in Eastrepps - Obtained by poaching.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Italian bollito, lessato
- bollitocooked in hot water
- lessatocooked in hot water
Welsh wedi'i botsio
- wedi'i botsiocooked in hot water
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with poached
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APA
poached. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poached
MLA
“poached.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poached. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poached,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poached.
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