VERB | competition | poach | hunt illegally |
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change | poach | cook in a simmering liquid / liquid |
Sounds | pow'ch | |
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Rhymes | approach ... stagecoach: 11 rhymes with owch... |
Meaning | hunt illegally. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Model | The men poach the area for animals; The men poach for animals in the area | |
Example | "people are poaching elephants for their ivory" | |
Broader | hunt, run, hunt down, track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) |
Spanish | cazar furtivamente | |
Nouns | poacher | someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another |
Meaning | cook in a simmering liquid / liquid. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | The chefs poach the vegetables | |
Example | "poached apricots" | |
Broader | cook | Transform and make suitable for consumption by heating |
Spanish | escalfar | |
Catalan | escaldar, escalfar | |
Nouns | poacher | a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs) |
poaching | cooking in simmering liquid / liquid |
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