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(1):

(v. t.) To make soft or muddy by trampling

(2):

(v. & n.) To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder.

(3):

(v. & n.) To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.

(4):

(v. t.) To begin and not complete.

(5):

(v. t.) To force, drive, or plunge into anything.

(6):

(v. i.) To become soft or muddy.

(7):

(v. i.) 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.

(8):

(v. t.) To stab; to pierce; to spear, fish.