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- [poh-ching]
- /ˈpoʊ tʃɪŋ/
- /pəʊtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poh-ching]
- /ˈpoʊ tʃɪŋ/
Definitions of poaching word
- noun poaching the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission. 1
- noun poaching any encroachment on another's property, rights, ideas, or the like. 1
- verb without object poaching to trespass, especially on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt. 1
- verb without object poaching to take game or fish illegally. 1
- verb without object poaching (of land) to become broken up or slushy by being trampled. 1
- verb without object poaching (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) to play a ball hit into the territory of one's partner that is properly the partner's ball to play. 1
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Origin of poaching
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; poach1 + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Poaching
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
poaching popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
poaching usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for poaching
noun poaching
- bootlegging — alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
- contraband — Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally.
- impingement — to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
- entrenchment — The process of entrenching or something which entrenches.
- obtrusion — the act of obtruding.
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