Meaning of 'hatch'

noun

a movable barrier covering a hatchway

noun

shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

Synonyms: hatching crosshatch hachure

noun

the production of young from an egg

Synonyms: hatching

verb

sit on eggs

Example: "The chickens hatched their nests."

Synonyms: cover

verb

emerge from the eggs

Example: "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch"

verb

draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper

Example: "hatch the sheet"

verb

devise or invent

Synonyms: think of concoct think up dream up

verb

inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating