(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.