Hatch: meaning, definitions and examples
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hatch
[ hรฆtส ]
baby birds
A hatch is an opening in a wall, door, or floor that allows access to a space. It can also refer to a group of baby birds that have recently emerged from their eggs.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The little chicks pecked their way out of the hatch in the henhouse.
- The sailors climbed up through the hatch to the deck.
emerge
To hatch means to emerge from an egg, or to bring forth young from an egg by the warmth of the body. It can also refer to a plot or plan that is hatched or devised.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The eggs will hatch in about two weeks.
- The criminals hatched a plan to rob the bank.
Translations
Translations of the word "hatch" in other languages:
๐ต๐น escotilha
๐ฎ๐ณ เคนเฅเค
๐ฉ๐ช Luke
๐ฎ๐ฉ luar
๐บ๐ฆ ะปัะบ
๐ต๐ฑ luk
๐ฏ๐ต ใใใ
๐ซ๐ท trappe
๐ช๐ธ escotilla
๐น๐ท kapak
๐ฐ๐ท ํด์น
๐ธ๐ฆ ุจุงุจ ุตุบูุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ poklop
๐ธ๐ฐ lรบฤ
๐จ๐ณ ่ฑๅฃ
๐ธ๐ฎ loputa
๐ฎ๐ธ lรบga
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะปัะบ
๐ฌ๐ช แแฃแฅแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ lyuk
๐ฒ๐ฝ escotilla
Word origin
The word 'hatch' originated in the late Middle English period, from the Old English word 'hรฆc', meaning a half door or hatch. It has evolved over time to encompass various meanings related to openings, emergence, and plotting. The term has been used in nautical contexts as well as in the context of baby birds hatching from eggs.
See also: hatching.