to cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.-to rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder.-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.-to stab; to pierce; to spear, \as fish.-to force, drive, or plunge into anything.-to make soft or muddy by trampling-to begin and not complete.-to become soft or muddy.