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hatch

/hæt͡ʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Hatch means: sit on (eggs).

Synonyms for hatch15

noun, as in shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

hatching, crosshatch, hachure

noun, as in a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open

hatchback, hatchback door, liftgate

noun, as in the production of young from an egg

hatching

verb, as in sit on (eggs)

brood, cover, incubate, breed

verb, as in devise or invent

think up, think of, dream up, concoct

verb, as in emerge from the eggs

brood, cover, incubate

also used for hatch

hatch up

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What does hatch mean?9

verb

1

sit on (eggs)“Birds brood”

2

devise or invent“He thought up a plan to get rich quickly”

3

emerge from the eggs“young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch”

4

inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating

5

draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper“hatch the sheet”

noun

1

shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

2

a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open

3

the production of young from an egg

4

a movable barrier covering a hatchway

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hatch?11

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Hatch in a sentence

  • Despite appearances, you shouldn’t count your chickens before they hatch.Bernie75
  • No sooner do ducklings hatch, than they are already in the water.unknown
  • The hen sits on her eggs until they hatch.Dejo
  • The house has a hatch to the basement on the outside.Tom9358
  • You have to open the hatch to enter the interior of the submarine.mccarras
  • The hen sits on her eggs until the chicks hatch.Adelpa
  • We waited for the sea turtle eggs to hatch.IMer
  • The hens incubate her eggs untill they hatch.Aghanim

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Forms of hatch

as a noun

plural
hatches

as a verb

past tense
hatched
present participle
hatching
third-person singular
hatches
past participle
hatched