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Meanings of poached in English

Cooked in hot water.

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Examples for "boiled"
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The issue at the Supreme Court boiled down to a particular phrase.
Reuters
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The water back home was dangerous and had to be thoroughly boiled.
The new yorker
3
Shadows boiled out of the box: the ten thousand Children of Typhon.
Cruel Beauty
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Once melted, continue to heat until all the water has boiled off.
Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
5
And in the Great Well of the Ancient God, the water boiled.
Forge of Darkness
1
The Countess stewed uncomplainingly in the kitchen, cooking dinner for the boys.
The Flying U's Last Stand
2
The city stewed for days in a miasma of anger and fear.
The economist
3
Some dried quinces stewed in cider and put in are an improvement.
Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepe...
4
Turn the stewed apples into the syrup left from cooking the others.
Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
5
Like a filthy kettle, the place stewed in its heat and dirt.
The Web of Life
Usage of poached in English
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Read: Rhino crisis: Another rhino has been poached in the Eastern Cape
The South African
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However, 36 elephants were poached in the Kruger National Park since January.
The South African
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Tigers are poached because they're extremely valuable on the traditional medicine market.
Wired
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Google has so far poached several TomTom clients including Renault and Volvo.
Reuters
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Perhaps it poached more than its fair share of other people's dignity.
The Guardian
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And last, but not least, Tasmania has been virtually poached this year.
The Guardian
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Or you could serve it with poached pears in the colder months.
The Irish Times
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I like it poached, grilled, broiled, and smoked -any way really.
The everything thai cookbook: from pad thai to lemongrass chicke...
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He made a very good poached egg, which not everyone can achieve.
The Guardian
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In the end, Cameron poached Stoke's fourth as Villa were exposed again.
The Guardian
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Serve with fried bread chips or poached eggs, one in each dish.
Recipes Tried and True
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This drive is being led by a senior executive poached from YouTube.
Reuters
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Meaning that instead of being poached when you walk outside, you're flash-fried.
Phoenix noir
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Last year, a total of 1215 rhinos were poached in the country.
The South African
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Then there's ricotta ravioli, Shiitake mushrooms, and halibut poached in truffle butter.
Wired
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Veteran Glenn Murray poached one back as the hosts sensed a comeback.
The South African
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South Africa
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United States of America
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