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hatch
1[hach]
verb (used with object)
to bring forth (young) from the egg.
Synonyms: ,to cause young to emerge from (the egg) as by brooding or incubating.
to bring forth or produce; devise; invent; contrive; concoct.
to hatch a scheme.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
to be hatched.
to brood.
noun
the act of hatching.
something that is hatched, as a brood.
hatch
2[hach]
noun
Nautical.
Also called hatchway.an opening, usually rectangular, in the deck through which passengers can pass, cargo can be loaded or unloaded, etc.
the cover over such an opening.
an opening that serves as a doorway or window in the floor or roof of a building.
the cover over such an opening.
Slang.the throat as used for drinking.
His usual toast was a muttered “Down the hatch!”
Aeronautics.an opening or door in an aircraft.
the lower half of a divided door, both parts of which can be opened separately.
a small door, grated opening, or serving counter in or attached to the wall of a building, room, etc., as for a merchant's stall.
a bin or compartment built into a confined space, especially a deep storage bin.
Automotive.
the cargo area in a hatchback.
Also called liftgate.the hinged lid of a hatchback that swings upward to provide access to the cargo area.
anything resembling a hatch.
hatch
3[hach]
verb (used with object)
to mark with lines, especially closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing or engraving.
noun
a shading line in drawing or engraving.
hatch
1/ æʃ /
noun
a covering for a hatchway
short for hatchway
a door in an aircraft or spacecraft
Also called: serving hatch.an opening in a wall between a kitchen and a dining area
the lower half of a divided door
a sluice or sliding gate in a dam, dyke, or weir
slang(used as a toast) drink up!
below decks
out of sight
brought low; dead
hatch
2/ æʃ /
verb
to cause (the young of various animals, esp birds) to emerge from the egg or (of young birds, etc) to emerge from the egg
to cause (eggs) to break and release the fully developed young or (of eggs) to break and release the young animal within
(tr) to contrive or devise (a scheme, plot, etc)
noun
the act or process of hatching
a group of newly hatched animals
hatch
3/ æʃ /
verb
art to mark (a figure, shade, etc) with fine parallel or crossed lines to indicate shading Compare hachure
hatch
4/ æʃ /
noun
informalshort for hatchback
Other Word Forms
- hatchable adjective
- hatchability noun
- hatcher noun
- unhatchability noun
- unhatchable adjective
- ˈٳ adjective
- ˈٳ noun
- ˈٳԲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of hatch1
Origin of hatch2
Word History and Origins
Origin of hatch1
Origin of hatch2
Origin of hatch3
Idioms and Phrases
batten down the / one's hatches,
Nautical. prepare for stormy weather: used as a command.
to prepare to meet an emergency or face a great difficulty.
The government must batten down its hatches before the election.
Example Sentences
Only the top, its hatch and the armed person are visible, along with another piece of equipment that resembles a wall-breaching tool.
The summit offers the potential to secure some Canadian wins, perhaps new trade and security deals with the US, hatched last month in Washington.
Batten down the hatches and don't make a sound - this week sees director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland unleash 28 Years Later.
Yet even within the movement, there appears to have been a limited understanding of the scale and consequences of the plan hatched by the War Council.
In 2015, while on bail in Kenya, he hatched a plan with Hafeez to transport several tonnes of a drug called ephedrine from a chemical factory in Solapur, India, to Mozambique.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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