Hatch Definition
hăch
hatched, hatches, hatching
noun
hatches
The cover for such an opening.
American Heritage
A hatchway.
American Heritage
A result.
Webster's New World
A covering for a ship's hatchway, or a lid or trapdoor for a hatchway in a building.
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The process of hatching.
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Synonyms:
verb
hatched, hatches, hatching
To bring forth young; develop embryos.
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To bring forth (young) from an egg or eggs by applying warmth.
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To come forth from the egg.
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To bring forth young from (an egg or eggs)
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To mark or engrave with fine, crossed or parallel lines so as to achieve shading.
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pronoun
A surname.
Wiktionary
idiom
down the hatch
- Drink up. Often used as a toast.
American Heritage
down the hatch!
- drink up!
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Hatch
Origin of Hatch
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Middle English hachen to engrave, carve from Old French hacher, hachier to crosshatch, cut up hash1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English small door from Old English hæc, hæcc
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English hacchen from Old English hæccan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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