Hatch: meaning, definitions and examples

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hatch

 

[ hรฆtสƒ ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

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

entrance, opening, portal

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.
Context #2 | Verb

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

conceive, emerge, incubate

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น escotilha

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคนเฅˆเคš

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Luke

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ luar

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะปัŽะบ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ luk

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒใƒƒใƒ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท trappe

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ escotilla

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kapak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ•ด์น˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุจุงุจ ุตุบูŠุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ poklop

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ lรบฤ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ˆฑๅฃ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ loputa

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ lรบga

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะปัŽะบ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒšแƒฃแƒฅแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ lyuk

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ escotilla

Etymology

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.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #10,469, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.