hatch
- hatch
- I UK [hætʃ] / US
verb
Word forms "hatch":
present tense
I/you/we/they hatch
he/she/it hatches
present participle hatching
past tense hatched
past participle hatched
1)
a) hatch or hatch out
intransitive/transitive] if a baby bird, fish, insect etc hatches or is hatched, it comes out of its egg and is born
Mosquito larvae are hatching in the pond.
Eleven chicks have been hatched since July.
b) if an egg hatches or is hatched, it breaks open so that the baby bird, fish, insect etc inside can come out
Eagle eggs usually hatch between late May and early June.
2) transitive] if you hatch something such as a plan, you plan it, especially in secret
He hatched a plan with Matt to sell things on the Internet.
II UK [hætʃ] / US
noun countable]
Word forms "hatch":
singular hatch
plural hatches
1) a door cut into the floor or ceiling of a ship, plane, or building that people or things can move through
2) a small hole in the wall between two rooms in a house, or a small door that covers it
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hatch´el|er — hatch|el «HACH uhl», noun, verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling. –n. a comb used in cleaning flax or hemp. –v.t. 1. to comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel. 2. Figurative. to annoy; torment. Also … Useful english dictionary
