hatch 1 (h ch)n. Idiom: 1. a. An opening, as in the deck of a ship, in the roof or floor of a building, or in an aircraft. b. The cover for such an opening. c. A hatchway. d. Nautical A ship's compartment. 2. The hinged rear door of a hatchback. 3. A floodgate. down the hatch Slang Drink up. Often used as a toast. [Middle English, small door, from Old English hæc, hæcc.] |
| hatch 2 (hch) v. hatched, hatch·ing, hatch·es v.intr. To emerge from or break out of an egg. v.tr. 1. To produce (young) from an egg. 2. To cause (an egg or eggs) to produce young. 3. To devise or originate, especially in secret: hatch an assassination plot. n. 1. The act or an instance of hatching. 2. The young hatched at one time; a brood. [Middle English hacchen, from Old English *hæccan.] hatch  er n. |
| hatch 3 (hch) tr.v. hatched, hatch·ing, hatch·es To shade by drawing or etching fine parallel or crossed lines on. n. A fine line used in hatching. [Middle English hachen, to engrave, carve, from Old French hacher, hachier, to crosshatch, cut up; see hash1.] |
hatch 1
Verb
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. (of eggs) to break and release the young animal within
3. to devise (a plot or plan) [Germanic]
hatch 2
Noun
1. a hinged door covering an opening in a floor or wall
2.
a. short for hatchway
b. a door in an aircraft or spacecraft
3. Also called: (serving hatch) an opening in a wall between a kitchen and a dining area
4. Informal short for hatchback [Old English hæcc]
hatch 3
Verb
Drawing, engraving, etc. to mark (a figure, etc.) with fine parallel or crossed lines to indicate shading [Old French hacher to chop]
hatching n
Hatch a brood of young; a sitting of eggs—Wilkes.
Examples: hatch of eggs; of mayfly, 1894; of time, 1597.
An opening in a ship's deck giving access to cargo holds.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hatch - the production of young from an egg |
| 2. |  hatch - shading consisting of multiple crossing linesshading - graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting | |
| 3. | hatch - a movable barrier covering a hatchway cargo hatch - hatch opening into the cargo compartment hatchway, scuttle, opening - an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship movable barrier - a barrier that can be moved to allow passage | |
| Verb | 1. | hatch - emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch" be born - come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm" |
| 2. | hatch - devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software" create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands | |
| 3. | hatch - inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands inlay - decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal | |
| 4. | hatch - draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet" line - mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face" | |
| 5. | hatch - sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" procreate, reproduce, multiply - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" hatch - emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch" |
hatch
Translations
hatch [hætʃ] n (Naut) (also: hatchway) → écoutille f;
(Brit) (also: service hatch) → passe-plats m inv
vi → éclore
hatch [hætʃ] n (Naut) (also: hatchway) → Luke f;
(also: service hatch) → Durchreiche f
vi (bird) → ausschlüpfen
vt → ausbrüten;
n hatch [hӕtʃ]
(the door or cover of) an opening in a wall, floor, ship's deck etc There are two hatches between the kitchen and dining-room for serving food. luik; skeepsluik فَتْحَة في حائِط بين غُرْفَتَيْن отвор servírovací okénko luge; lem die Durchreiche άνοιγμα ventanilla luuk دريچه luukku passe-plats אֶשנָב הַגָשָה तल में बना द्वार, विपाट द्वार otvor, vratašca lejáró; tálalóablak pintu op, lúga, dyr portello, mezza porta 連絡口 해치 anga, liukas lūka hac luik luke, lem otwór, właz, okienko portinhola ferestruică (între bucătărie şi sufragerie); trapă крышка люка;люк (servírovacie) okienko, dvierka, poklop okence, loputa otvor lucka ประตูเล็กที่อยู่บนพื้นหรือเพดานเครื่องบินหรือเรือ ambar ağzı 艙口，小門 люк; заслінка درمیانی دروازہ یا کھڑکی cửa hầm; cửa sàn 舱口，门、墙壁、地板上的开口，小门
n hatchway
an opening, especially in a ship's deck. luikgat فتْحَة في سَطْح السَّفينَه стълбище от палубата palubní jícen luge die Luke καταπακτή escotilla laevaluuk دریچه kansiluukku écoutille כַּוָוה विपाट मार्ग grotlo (palubni otvor za krcanje) lejáró (hajón) lubang palka lestarop, lúgugat boccaporto 昇降口 창구(艙口) liukas lūka lubang hac luik luke(åpning), lem luk escotilha tambuchi люк palubný otvor odprtina (v ladijskem krovu) šuber skeppslucka, lucköppning ดาดฟ้า ambar ağzı kapağı 艙口 люк جہاز کے عرشے میں فرشی دروازہ cửa xuống hầm (tàu thuỷ) 舱口
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