"hatch" meaning in English

See hatch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hæt͡ʃ/ Audio: en-au-hatch.ogg [Australia] Forms: hatch, hatches [plural]
enPR: hăch Head templates: {{noun|hatch|hatches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A hatch is an opening.
    Sense id: simple-hatch-en-noun-nGaWQUEg

Verb

IPA: /hæt͡ʃ/ Audio: en-au-hatch.ogg [Australia] Forms: hatch [canonical], hatches [third-person, singular], hatched [past], hatched [past, participle], hatching [present, participle]
enPR: hăch Head templates: {{verb|hatch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To hatch from an egg.
    Sense id: simple-hatch-en-verb-LxQofq86
  2. To hatch is to shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with thin lines.
    Sense id: simple-hatch-en-verb-KaHCPfh1
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