Poach is a verb meaning to cook food gently in simmering liquid or to illegally hunt or catch animals, typically fish or birds. It involves heat just below boiling, creating tender, moist results, or figuratively to infiltrate or appropriate something illicitly. The term appears in culinary and legal contexts and carries nuances of stealth or unauthorized action in its extended sense.
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