Poach

v. trespass, cross a border illegally; cook in boiling; hunt illegally for game or fish

For the term meaning illegal hunting or fishing, see PoachingFor the culinary term, see Poaching (cooking)Poaching is a form of damage to soil. Poached ground has been trampled, by cattle especially. It occurs particularly in wet conditions.It is also a term used in Association Football. An opportunistic striker or forward who takes every chance at goal he gets and scores (especially from close range) is known as a goal-poacher or just a poacher.
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Poach damage caused to sodden pasture by the hooves of cattle and sheep. In clay soils and when the ground is sufficiently wet the damage caused by [more]Poach - Community and Resources

Verb
1. hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"
(hypernym) hunt, run, hunt down, track down
(derivation) poacher
2. cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots"
(hypernym) cook
(derivation) poacher

(v. t.)
To stab; to pierce; to spear, \as fish.
  

(v. t.)
To make soft or muddy by trampling
  

(v. t.)
To force, drive, or plunge into anything.
  

(v. t.)
To begin and not complete.
  

(v. i.)
To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon.
  

(v. i.)
To become soft or muddy.
  

(v. & n.)
To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder.
  

(v. & n.)
To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.