Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb poach

2 senses of poach

Sense 1
poach -- (hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory")
       => hunt, run, hunt down, track down -- (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods")

Sense 2
poach -- (cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots")
       => cook -- (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes")