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poach /pəʊtʃ $ poʊtʃ/ verb
غیرقانونی شکار کردن
آب پز کردن (تخم مرغ با پوست)، فرو کردن، دزدکی شکار کردن، برخلاف مقررات شکار صید کردن، تجاوز کردن، راندن، هل دادن، به هم زدن، لگد زدن، خیساندن، دزدیدن، حقوقی: شکار در مناطق ممنوعه و حفاظت شده، ورزش: زدن یا گرفتن توپ هم تیمی یا همبازی، ماهیگیری یا شکار غیر مجاز
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English Dictionarypoach /pəʊtʃ $ poʊtʃ/
verb[
Sense 1: Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: pochier, from poche 'bag, pocket']
[
Sense 2-5: Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Old French;
Origin: pocher]
1. COOK [transitive] a) to cook an egg in or over gently boiling water, without its shell:
poached eggs on toast b) to gently cook food, especially fish, in a small amount of boiling water, milk etc:
Poach the salmon in white wine and water.2. ANIMALS [intransitive and transitive] to illegally catch or shoot animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission:
Deer have been poached here for years.3. PEOPLE [transitive] to persuade someone who belongs to another organization, team etc to leave it and join yours, especially in a secret or dishonest way:
That company’s always poaching our staff.poach from
Several of their reporters were poached from other papers.4. STEAL IDEAS [transitive] to take and use someone else’s ideas unfairly or illegally
poach from
characters poached from Shakespeare5. poach on sb’s territory/preserve British English to do something that is someone else’s responsibility, especially when they do not want you to do it
—poaching noun [uncountable]:
the poaching of elephants for their ivory tusks [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Thesaurusbreakfast a meal that you eat in the morning
brunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunch
lunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the day
tea British English a meal that you eat in the afternoon or evening
dinner the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the evening
supper a small meal that you eat in the evening, in British English; the main meal that you eat in the evening, in American English
picnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlier
barbecue a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoors
snack a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal
side dish food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables:
I’ll have the salad as a side dish.course one of the separate parts of a meal, such as the starter or the dessert:
a three-course mealbake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven:
Tom baked a cake for my birthday.roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven:
Roast the potatoes for an hour.fry to cook food in hot oil:
She was frying some mushrooms.stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously:
stir-fried tofu and bean sproutssauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil:
Sauté the potatoes in butter.grill to cook food over or under strong heat:
grilled fishbroil American English to cook food under heat:
broiled fishboil to cook something in very hot water:
He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg.
English people seem to love boiled vegetables.steam to cook vegetables over hot water:
Steam the rice for 15 minutes.poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water:
poached salmontoast to cook the outside surfaces of bread:
toasted muffinsmicrowave to cook food in a microwave oven:
The beans can be microwaved. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
cook to prepare a meal or food for eating by using heat:
I offered to cook a meal for her.
Cook in a hot oven for 25 minutes.make to make a meal or a particular dish by cooking it or getting all the parts ready:
John was making dinner.
I think I’ll make a salad for lunch.prepare to make a meal or a particular dish by getting all the parts ready.
Prepare is more formal than
make:
The children helped to prepare the evening meal.
The dish takes a long time to prepare.rustle up /ˈrʌs
əl/
informal to cook a meal or dish quickly using whatever is available:
She soon rustled up a tasty soup.fix especially American English to cook or prepare a meal – used about meals you make quickly:
Why don’t you take a nap while I fix dinner?do British English informal to make a particular type of food:
I could do you an omelette.
I was thinking of doing a fish pie when Michael comes.bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven:
Tom baked a cake for my birthday.roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven:
Roast the potatoes for an hour.fry to cook food in hot oil:
She was frying some mushrooms.stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously:
stir-fried tofu and bean sproutssauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil:
Sauté the potatoes in butter.grill to cook food over or under strong heat:
grilled fishbroil American English to cook food under heat:
broiled fishboil to cook something in very hot water:
He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg.
English people seem to love boiled vegetables.steam to cook vegetables over hot water:
Steam the rice for 15 minutes.poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water:
poached salmontoast to cook the outside surfaces of bread:
toasted muffinsbarbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors:
I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.microwave to cook food in a microwave oven:
The beans can be microwaved. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
drink something that you drink:
‘Would you like a drink?’ ‘Yes, I’ll have a lemonade.’
They had a few drinks in a local bar.something to drink especially spoken a drink:
Can I get you something to drink?soft drink a cold drink that does not contain alcohol, especially one that is sweet and has bubbles in it:
Coca-Cola and other soft drinkstoast a drink, usually of wine, that a group of people have on a special occasion, for example to celebrate something or wish someone luck in the future:
At midnight they all drank a toast to the New Year.beverage /ˈbev
ərɪdʒ/
formal especially written a drink – often used on
menus and signs:
Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage.
the list of beveragesbake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven:
Tom baked a cake for my birthday.roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven:
Roast the potatoes for an hour.fry to cook food in hot oil:
She was frying some mushrooms.stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously:
stir-fried tofu and bean sproutssauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil:
Sauté the potatoes in butter.grill to cook food over or under strong heat:
grilled fishbroil American English to cook food under heat:
broiled fishboil to cook something in very hot water:
He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg.
English people seem to love boiled vegetables.steam to cook vegetables over hot water:
Steam the rice for 15 minutes.poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water:
poached salmonbarbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors:
I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.microwave to cook food in a microwave oven:
The beans can be microwaved. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲