hatch
[verb]
Synonyms:
- incubate, breed, bring forth, brood
- devise, conceive, concoct, contrive, cook up (informal), design, dream up (informal), think up

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I. hatch¹ /hætʃ/ verb
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Origin unknown]

1. (also hatch out) [intransitive and transitive] if an egg hatches, or if it is hatched, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc come out:
The eggs take three days to hatch.

2. (also hatch out) [intransitive and transitive] if a young bird, insect etc hatches, or if it is hatched, it comes out of its egg:
All the chicks have hatched out.

3. hatch a plot/plan/deal etc to form a plan etc in secret

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II. hatch² noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: hæc]

1. a hole in a ship or aircraft, usually used for loading goods, or the door that covers it
escape hatch (=a hole in an aircraft etc through which you can escape)

2. (also hatchway) a small hole in the wall or floor between two rooms, or the door that covers it

3. down the hatch spoken informal something you say before drinking an alcoholic drink quickly

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hatch
noun
ADJ. closed, open Leave the hatch open.
escape | inspection, service The engineer was peering into the service hatch.
serving She opened the serving hatch and put the soup on the counter.
kitchen, loft
VERB + HATCH lift, open, raise She lifted the hatch and slid it away from the opening.
batten down, close, shut They battened down the hatches and prepared for the storm. He ordered the hatches to be closed.
PREP. through a/the ~ They got out through the escape hatch.
~ between a hatch between the kitchen and the dining room
~ to a hatch to the dining room

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hatch
̈ɪhætʃ
See: count one's chickens before they are hatched

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