poach
/pəʊtʃ/verb
उच्चारण पोच
(अंडा, मछली) हल्के उबलते पानी में पकाना
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[T] ~ sth
to cook food, especially fish, or an egg with its shell removed, by putting it in water or other liquid that is boiling gently
(अंडा, मछली) हल्के उबलते पानी में पकाना
- poached eggs
- Poach the eggs for about three minutes in gently simmering water.
- You can poach the fish in a little milk with a few peppercorns.
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- He likes to poach an egg and eat it on toast every morning.
- Poach the pears gently in sugar syrup until they are soft.
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
to illegally hunt birds, animals or fish on somebody else's property or without permission
अवैध शिकार करना
- Rhinos are poached for their horns.
- Rangers arrested men who were trying to poach deer inside the sanctuary.
- Villagers were warned that anyone caught trying to poach tigers would face a heavy penalty.
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- Illegal fishermen poach in the protected waters during the night.
- The forest department has hired more guards to stop people poaching in the park.
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[T] ~ sb/sth (from sb/sth)
to take and use somebody or something that belongs to somebody else, especially in a secret, dishonest or unfair way
(कर्मचारी) चुराना, छीन लेना
- Rival companies poach good employees.
- The software firm tried to poach two engineers from its biggest rival.
- The club tried to poach the best young player from its neighbour.
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- Large firms often poach talented staff from small start-ups.
- He accused the rival company of poaching his ideas.
Synonyms steal lure away appropriate take
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“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Poach staff, poached eggs.
Collocations: poach staff (दूसरी कंपनी के कर्मचारियों को लालच देकर अपने यहाँ बुला लेना), poached eggs (पानी में उबाले गए अंडे)। poach के दोनों अर्थ अलग हैं।
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One-word substitution
A person who hunts illegally is a poacher; a person who hunts as a sport a hunter; the illegal trade in wildlife wildlife trafficking.
अवैध शिकार करने वाला poacher; खेल के रूप में शिकार करने वाला hunter; वन्यजीवों का अवैध व्यापार wildlife trafficking।
General knowledge
The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 makes poaching a crime; the one-horned rhinoceros of Kaziranga is a common target of poachers.
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 अवैध शिकार को अपराध बनाता है; काज़ीरंगा का एक सींग वाला गैंडा शिकारियों का आम निशाना है।