v. t. | 1. | To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel. |
| 2. | To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder. |
v. i. | 1. | To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon. |
v. t. | 1. | To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish. |
| 2. | To force, drive, or plunge into anything. |
| 3. | To make soft or muddy by trampling. |
| 4. | To begin and not complete. |
v. i. | 1. | To become soft or muddy. |