Synonyms for poach
Definitions
- v. 1
To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
Forms
- Past participle
- poached
e.g. poached → snatched, pilfered, swiped, pinched…
Example sentences
- steal I didn't steal it. I just borrowed it permanently.
- snatch Boldi tried to snatch the toy out of Martha's hands.
- pilfer It is my intention to plunder and pilfer my weasely guts out.
- filch When I was a kid, I used to filch candy bars all the time.
- jab Tom got a tetanus jab after being bitten by a dog.
- encroach A good salesman will not encroach on his customer's time.
By length
- 3 letters
- jab1, nip1
- 5 letters
- steal1, pinch1, swipe1, filch1
- 6 letters
- snatch1, snitch1, pilfer2, thieve1
- 7 letters
- swindle2, purloin2
- 8 letters
- encroach2, embezzle3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pilfer2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pocher