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poach

/poʊtʃ/ /pəʊtʃ/
verb Regular verbpoach poached
GeneralCooking
  1. 1 haşlamak (yumurta), kaçak avlamak

Definition (English)

to cook gently in liquid; or to hunt illegally

Example Sentences

  1. Poach the eggs.
    Yumurtaları haşla.
  2. They poach elephants.
    Fil kaçak avlıyorlar.

Verb Forms Regular

Base poach
/poʊtʃ/
Past poached
/poʊtʃt/
Participle poached
/poʊtʃt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edpoach → poached

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /tʃ/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. poached /poʊtʃt/

Synonyms

hunt illegallytrespasssteal gamefish illegallytrap illegallycatch illegallycook gently

Antonyms

hunt legallyfish legallycatch legallyboilfry

Collocations

poach eggspoach fishpoach gamepoach illegallypoach animalspoach meat

Related Words

huntingillegal huntingwildlifeconservationegg cookingrecipe