hatch (verb)
1hatch — Ⅰ. hatch [1] ► NOUN 1) a small opening in a floor, wall, or roof allowing access from one area to another. 2) a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine. ● down the hatch Cf. ↑down the hatch ORIGIN Old …
2hatch out — ˌhatch ˈout [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they hatch out he/she/it hatches out present participle hatching out past tense …
3hatch´el|ler — 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 …
4hatch´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 …
5hatch|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 …
6hatch — verb 1) the duck hatched her eggs Syn: incubate, brood 2) the plot that you hatched up last night Syn: devise, conceive, concoct, brew, invent, plan, design, formulate; think up …
7hatch — (verb) Kiko, ho okiko, kiko ka hua (of little chickens) …
8hatch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ closed, open ▪ Leave the hatch open. ▪ access, escape ▪ serving (esp. BrE) …
9hatch — [[t]hæ̱tʃ[/t]] hatches, hatching, hatched 1) V ERG When a baby bird, insect, or other animal hatches, or when it is hatched, it comes out of its egg by breaking the shell. As soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest burrow... [be V ed]… …
10hatch — hatch1 [ hætʃ ] verb 1. ) hatch or hatch out intransitive or transitive if a baby bird, fish, insect, etc. hatches or is hatched, it comes out of its egg and is born: Eleven chicks have been hatched since July. Mosquito larvae are hatching in the …