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  • 1Hatch — Hatch, n. [OE. hacche, AS. h[ae]c, cf. haca the bar of a door, D. hek gate, Sw. h[ a]ck coop, rack, Dan. hekke manger, rack. Prob. akin to E. hook, and first used of something made of pieces fastened together. Cf. {Heck}, {Hack} a frame.] 1. A… …

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  • 2hatch — 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 …

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  • 3Hatch — may refer to:* Hatching, also called cross hatching , an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects using closely spaced parallel lines * Hatching, the emergence of a young animal from an egg * A trapdoor, also called a hatch, a… …

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  • 4Hatch — Hatch, v. t. [OE. hacchen, hetchen; akin to G. hecken, Dan. hekke; cf. MHG. hagen bull; perh. akin to E. hatch a half door, and originally meaning, to produce under a hatch. [root]12.] 1. To produce, as young, from an egg or eggs by incubation,… …

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  • 5Hatch — Hatch, v. t. To close with a hatch or hatches. [1913 Webster] T were not amiss to keep our door hatched. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6hatch — hatch1 [hach] vt. [ME hacchen, akin to Ger hecken, to breed & OE hagan, the genitals < ? IE base * k̑ak , to be able, help > Sans s̍aknṓti, (he) can] 1. a) to bring forth (young) from an egg or eggs by applying warmth b) to bring forth… …

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  • 7door — [n] entrance to room, building aperture, egress, entry, entryway, exit, gate, gateway, hatch, hatchway, ingress, opening, portal, postern, slammer; concept 440 …

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  • 8hatch — I [[t]hætʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) dvl to cause young to emerge from (the egg), as by brooding or incubating 2) to bring forth or produce; devise; plot 3) dvl to be hatched 4) to brood 5) dvl the act of hatching 6) something that is hatched, as a brood •… …

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  • 9hatch — Synonyms and related words: French door, angle, archway, autolithograph, back door, barway, be a printmaker, be born, be gravid, be illegitimate, be knocked up, be pregnant, be with child, beget, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, brand,… …

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  • 10hatch — hatch1 hatchable, adj. hatchability, n. hatcher, n. /hach/, v.t. 1. to bring forth (young) from the egg. 2. to cause young to emerge from (the egg) as by brooding or incubating. 3. to bring forth or produce; devise; create …

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