ferment vs poach

ferment

noun
  • A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation. 

  • Something, such as a yeast or barm, that causes fermentation. 

  • A state of agitation or of turbulent change. 

  • A catalyst. 

verb
  • To stir up, agitate, cause unrest or excitement in. 

  • To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew. 

poach

noun
  • The act of cooking in simmering liquid. 

  • The act of taking something unfairly, as in tennis doubles where one player returns a shot that their partner was better placed to return. 

verb
  • To take game or fish illegally. 

  • To take anything illegally or unfairly. 

  • To become soft or muddy by being trampled on. 

  • To cook something in simmering liquid. 

  • To be cooked in simmering liquid 

  • To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own. 

  • To intrude; to interfere; to get involved inappropriately, without welcome. 

  • To make soft or muddy by trampling. 

  • To trespass on another's property to take fish or game. 

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