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What does poach mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word poach? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To cook something in simmering liquid.
  2. (intransitive) To be cooked in simmering liquid
  3. To become soft or muddy.
  4. To make soft or muddy.
  5. (obsolete) To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish.
  6. (obsolete) To force, drive, or plunge into anything.
  7. (obsolete) To begin and not complete.
Verb
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To take game or fish illegally.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To take anything illegally or unfairly.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To cause an employee or customer to switch from a competing company to your own company.
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