English dictionary
hatch
/h/&//tS/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the production of young from an egg
Synonyms hatchingSource: WordNet 3.0
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shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
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a movable barrier covering a hatchway
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The act of hatching.
Source: webster1913
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A door with an opening over it; a half door, sometimes set with spikes on the upper edge.
Source: webster1913
verb
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emerge from the eggs
ExamplesYoung birds, fish, and reptiles hatch.
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devise or invent
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inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
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draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper
ExamplesHatch the sheet.
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sit on (eggs)
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To cross with lines in a peculiar manner in drawing and engraving. See <u>Hatching</u>.
Source: webster1913
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To produce, as young, from an egg or eggs by incubation, or by artificial heat; to produce young from (eggs); as, the young when <i>hatched</i>.
Source: webster1913
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To produce young; -- said of eggs; to come forth from the egg; -- said of the young of birds, fishes, insects, etc.
Source: webster1913
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To close with a hatch or hatches.
Source: webster1913