poaching

4 definitions • 8 examples

the catching and killing of animals without permission on someone else's land:

Poaching poses a huge threat to the survival of this rare animal.

Wardens are seeing an alarming rise in poachings of many kinds of animals.

the act of taking and using something, usually an idea, for yourself unfairly or dishonestly:

The show was a shameless poaching of ideas.

The company had to pay compensation for customer poaching from its rival.

the act of persuading someone who works for someone else to come and work for you:

Poaching of staff was having a negative effect on the business.

A drawback with staff referral is poaching.

a way of cooking something such as a fish, or an egg with its shell removed, by putting it in gently boiling water or other liquid:

Poaching is a very healthy way to prepare eggs.

First, place the pears in the poaching liquid.