hatch

[ UK /hˈæt‍ʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈhætʃ/ ]
VERB
  1. sit on (eggs)
    Birds brood
    The female covers the eggs
  2. devise or invent
    He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
    no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software
  3. inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
  4. draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper
    hatch the sheet
  5. emerge from the eggs
    young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch
NOUN
  1. shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
  2. a movable barrier covering a hatchway
  3. the production of young from an egg
  4. a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open
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How To Use hatch In A Sentence

  • Hatching may be synchronous or asynchronous (one or two days apart).
  • Why aren't more different types of cars - namely hatchbacks, wagons and microcars - more readily available in the U.S.?
  • A voice drifted down through the hatch above our heads, ‘I'm amazed,’ it said. ‘Only three people have chundered so far.’
  • An Augustinian nun in a brown-and-cream habit peered from the small hatch at the entrance. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY
  • They are accused of hatching a decade-long plot to keep wholesale oil prices artificially high. The Sun
  • Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first woman prime minister in 1979.
  • Some plants like ornamental grasses or irises may require knives, machetes, or even hatchets to get the job done, but it is worth it.
  • Fire ants feed on almost any plant or animal material, including vulnerable reptile and ground-bird hatchlings.
  • The only recent changes have been trees blowing down and the repair of thatched roofs. Times, Sunday Times
  • All birds were hatched in incubators and kept in brooders until approximately 7 weeks of age, at which time they were moved to 5 x 7 x 4 m outdoor flight pens.
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