1. to bring forth (young) from the egg.
2. to cause young to emerge from (the egg) as by brooding or incubating.
3. to bring forth or produce; devise; invent; contrive; concoct: to hatch a scheme.

4. to be hatched.
5. to brood.

6. the act of hatching.
7. something that is hatched, as a brood.

1. Nautical.
• an opening, usually rectangular, in the deck through which passengers can pass, cargo can be loaded or unloaded, etc.
• the cover over such an opening.
2. an opening that serves as a doorway or window in the floor or roof of a building.
3. the cover over such an opening.
4. the throat as used for drinking: His usual toast was a muttered “Down the hatch!”
5. an opening or door in an aircraft.
6. the lower half of a divided door, both parts of which can be opened separately.
7. a small door, grated opening, or serving counter in or attached to the wall of a building, room, etc., as for a merchant's stall.
8. a bin or compartment built into a confined space, especially a deep storage bin.
9. Automotive.
• the cargo area in a hatchback.
• the hinged lid of a hatchback that swings upward to provide access to the cargo area.
10. anything resembling a hatch.

11. batten down the / one's hatches,
• prepare for stormy weather: used as a command.
• to prepare to meet an emergency or face a great difficulty: The government must batten down its hatches before the election.

1. to mark with lines, especially closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing or engraving.
2. hachure (def. 3).

3. a shading line in drawing or engraving.

1. to cause (the young of various animals, esp birds) to emerge from the egg or (of young birds, etc) to emerge from the egg
2. to cause (eggs) to break and release the fully developed young or (of eggs) to break and release the young animal within
3. to contrive or devise (a scheme, plot, etc)

4. the act or process of hatching
5. a group of newly hatched animals

1. a covering for a hatchway
• short for hatchway
• a door in an aircraft or spacecraft
3. an opening in a wall between a kitchen and a dining area
4. the lower half of a divided door
5. a sluice or sliding gate in a dam, dyke, or weir
6. (used as a toast) drink up!
7. under hatches
• below decks
• out of sight
• brought low; dead

1. to mark (a figure, shade, etc) with fine parallel or crossed lines to indicate shading

1. informal short for hatchback

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