1. cooked gently in simmering liquid
Usage: culinary
2. hunted or caught illegally

Examples

• She ordered poached eggs for breakfast.
• The poached salmon was served with lemon sauce.
• Poached pears make an elegant dessert.
• The rangers found evidence of poached elephants.
• Poached rhino horns were discovered at the border.
• The restaurant serves perfectly poached fish.
• Wildlife officials investigated the poached animals.