Thesaurus / poach
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
No doubt there is game; and I was told at home there are no game laws—so I might poach at pleasure.
THE MAROONMAYNE REID
I thought it was you who were going to poach, and its been me!
THE HOUSE OF DEFENCE V. 1E. F. BENSON
To poach on his own property appealed to his sense of humour.
THE FLAMING JEWELROBERT W. CHAMBERS
Put in a saucepan with some boiling water a tablespoonful of vinegar and a pinch of salt, in which poach eight eggs.
FRENCH DISHES FOR AMERICAN TABLESPIERRE CARON
The batter will poach in soft, curdled lumps in the clear soup.
PRACTICAL ITALIAN RECIPES FOR AMERICAN KITCHENSJULIA LOVEJOY CUNIBERTI
Roll in egg and cracker dust and fry them, or poach them in boiling broth or water until they float, and use them as desired.
GOOD THINGS TO EAT AS SUGGESTED BY RUFUSRUFUS ESTES
Grouse are the only game that ever tempted me to poach during close time, and then I only erred by a few days.
THE CONFESSIONS OF A POACHERANONYMOUS
Replace the pan lid and the egg will poach in the steam rising from the tomato.
Take it out a little at a time and poach in boiling salted water, drain, trim, and serve very hot.
GOOD THINGS TO EAT AS SUGGESTED BY RUFUSRUFUS ESTES
They have lard––much worse than water––in which they cook, or poach, or fry––but the change in the name does not change the taste.
THE BOOK OF KHALIDAMEEN RIHANI
WORDS RELATED TO POACH
- appropriate
- comb
- despoil
- explore
- ferret
- filch
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go through
- gut
- hunt
- investigate
- lay waste
- leave no stone unturned
- lift
- look all over for
- look high and low
- look into
- loot
- make off with
- maraud
- overhaul
- peer
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- plunder
- poach
- probe
- pry
- purloin
- raid
- rake
- rape
- ravish
- rifle
- rob
- rummage
- rustle
- sack
- scan
- scour
- scrutinize
- search
- seek
- seize
- shake down
- sound
- spoil
- spy
- steal
- strip
- take away
- thieve
- abduct
- appropriate
- blackmail
- burglarize
- carry off
- cheat
- cozen
- defraud
- despoil
- divert
- embezzle
- heist
- hold for ransom
- hold up
- housebreak
- keep
- kidnap
- lift
- loot
- make off with
- misappropriate
- peculate
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- pirate
- plagiarize
- plunder
- poach
- purloin
- ransack
- remove
- rifle
- rip off
- run off with
- sack
- shoplift
- snitch
- spirit away
- stick up
- strip
- swindle
- swipe
- take
- take possession of
- thieve
- walk off with
- withdraw
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.