hatch
//hætʃ//
Verb
hatchInfinitive
hatchPresent tense
hatchedPast tense
hatchedPast participle
hatchingPresent participle
hatchesThird-person singular
1
To emerge from an egg by breaking through the shell.
The chicks hatched from their eggs this morning.
2
To cause young to emerge from an egg by incubation.
The hen hatched five chicks this spring.
3
To devise or create a plan or idea, especially in secret.
They hatched a plan to surprise their friend on her birthday.
Noun
hatchSingular
hatchesPlural
1
An opening in a floor, wall, or roof, typically with a hinged cover or door.
The sailor opened the hatch to go below deck.
2
A door or opening in an aircraft, spacecraft, or ship.
The pilot opened the hatch to let fresh air into the cockpit.
3
The act of hatching or the brood that hatches.
The hatch of chicks was successful this spring.