Dictionary definition · hatch
noun
- the production of young from an egg
- shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
- a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open
- a movable barrier covering a hatchway
verb
- emerge from the eggs"young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch"
- devise or invent"He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"
- inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
- draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper"hatch the sheet"
- sit on (eggs)"Birds brood"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).