Definitions of poached
British English : poached Poached eggs, fish, or other foods are cooked gently in boiling water, milk, or other liquid.The main course was to be a whole poached salmon.pəʊtʃt ADJECTIVEeggs, fish
adjective
- cooked gently in boiling water, milk, or other liquid ⇒ The main course was to be a whole poached salmon.
verb
- to catch (game, fish, etc) illegally by trespassing on private property
- to encroach on or usurp (another person's rights, duties, etc) or steal (an idea, employee, etc)
- (tennis , badminton ) to take or play (shots that should belong to one's partner)
- to break up (land) into wet muddy patches, as by riding over it, or (of land) to become broken up in this way
- (intransitive) (of the feet, shoes, etc) to sink into heavy wet ground
verb
- to simmer (eggs, fish, etc) very gently in water, milk, stock, etc