Meaning
- (verb) To cook something in simmering liquid.
- (verb) To be cooked in simmering liquid
- (verb) To become soft or muddy.
- (verb) To make soft or muddy. “Cattle coming to drink had punched and poached the river bank into a mess of mud.”
- (verb) To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish.
- (verb) To force, drive, or plunge into anything.
- (verb) To begin and not complete.
- (verb) To take game or fish illegally.
- (verb) To take anything illegally or unfairly.
- (verb) To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.
- (adjective) Cooked by poaching.
- (adjective) Obtained by poaching.
Letter breakdown
- Poached contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Connected words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
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Reader questions
What does Poached mean?
To cook something in simmering liquid.
How many letters are in Poached?
Poached has 7 letters.
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