POACH

I. transitive verb see: pouch Date: 15th century to cook in simmering liquid, II. verb Etymology: Middle French pocher, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle English poken to poke Date: 1611 intransitive verb to encroach upon especially for the purpose of taking something, to trespass for the purpose of stealing game, transitive verb to trespass on , 2. to take (game or fish) by illegal methods, to appropriate (something) as one's own, to attract (as an employee or customer) away from a competitor