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To cook in a boiling or simmering liquid: Poach the fish in wine.
(verb-transitive)
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To trespass on another's property in order to take fish or game.
(verb-intransitive)
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To take fish or game in a forbidden area.
(verb-intransitive)
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To become muddy or broken up from being trampled. Used of land.
(verb-intransitive)
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To sink into soft earth when walking.
(verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.