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hatch

/ hatch /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a movable barrier covering a hatchway
Type of:
movable barrier
Kinds of:
cargo hatch
Has parts:
hatchway opening scuttle
noun Sense 2
shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
Type of:
shading
Derived:
crosshatch
noun Sense 3
the production of young from an egg
Type of:
parturition birth giving birth
Derived:
brood cover incubate
verb Sense 4
emerge from the eggs
"young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch"
Type of:
be born
Derived:
hatching hatchery
Verb group:
brood cover incubate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper
"hatch the sheet"
Type of:
line
Derived:
hatching crosshatch hachure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
Type of:
inlay
Derived:
hatching crosshatch hachure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
handicraft
verb Sense 7
sit on (eggs)
"Birds brood"
"The female covers the eggs"
Type of:
reproduce procreate multiply
Derived:
brooding incubation incubator brooder hatching
Verb group:
breed cover
Entails:
sit down sit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 8
devise or invent
"He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"
"no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"
Type of:
create by mental act create mentally
Kinds of:
idealize idealise fabricate manufacture cook up
Derived:
concoction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
47
Times Searched
3
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movable barrier cargo hatch shading parturition birth giving birth be born line inlay reproduce procreate multiply