poaching

Everyday

1. Illegally hunting or catching animals, birds or fish, especially on someone else's land or protected animals like elephants and rhinos. tree →
2. Cooking food, such as eggs or fish, gently in water or milk that is just below boiling. tree →
3. Taking or tempting away someone else's workers, players or ideas: «poaching players». tree →

In the lessons

In geography and science lessons on endangered animals, poaching for ivory and horns is a big threat to elephants, rhinos and tigers; rangers try to stop poachers. In cooking lessons and at breakfast, poaching eggs is a healthy way to cook them. In sport news, clubs accuse others of poaching players.

Examples

• Poaching has made black rhinos very rare. tree →
• Rangers patrol the park to stop poaching. tree →
• Dad is poaching eggs for breakfast. tree →
• Poaching fish in milk keeps it soft. tree →
• The big club was accused of poaching young players. tree →
• Poaching deer on the lord's land was once punished harshly. tree →

Note

From «poach» (poach, poaches, poached, poaching). A poacher is a person who poaches animals. In football, a «poacher» is a striker who scores close to the goal. Poached egg = egg cooked without its shell in simmering water.