Overview of noun hatch

The noun hatch has 3 senses

• hatch, hatching -- (the production of young from an egg)


• hatch, hatching, crosshatch, hachure -- (shading consisting of multiple crossing lines)


• hatch -- (a movable barrier covering a hatchway)

Overview of verb hatch

The verb hatch has 5 senses

• hatch -- (emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch")


• think up, think of, dream up, hatch, concoct -- (devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software")


• hatch -- (inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating)


• hatch -- (draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet")


• brood, hatch, cover, incubate -- (sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs")