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31hatch — hatch1 [hætʃ] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Origin unknown] 1.) also hatch out [I and T] if an egg hatches, or if it is hatched, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc come out ▪ The eggs take three days to hatch. 2.) also hatch out [I and… …
32hatch — hatch1 hatchable, adj. hatchability, n. hatcher, n. /hach/, v.t. 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; create …
33hatch — 1 verb 1 also hatch out (I, T) if an egg hatches or is hatched, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc come out: The eggs take three days to hatch. 2 also hatch out (I, T) if a young bird, insect etc hatches or is hatched, it comes out of… …
34Hatch — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from any of the places called Hatch in Bedfordshire, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire; the place in Hampshire near Basing, is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as… …
35hatch — {{11}}hatch (n.) opening, O.E. hæc (gen. hæcce) fence, grating, gate, from P.Gmc. *hak (Cf. M.H.G. heck, Du. hek fence, gate ). This apparently is the source of many of the Hatcher surnames; one who lives near a gate. Sense of plank opening in… …
36hatch — I. /hætʃ / (say hach) verb (t) 1. to bring forth (young) from the egg. 2. to cause young to emerge from (the egg). 3. to contrive; devise; concoct: to hatch a plot. –verb (i) 4. to be hatched. –noun 5. the act of hatching. 6. that which is… …
37hatch — [1] The rear opening of a vehicle which allows passage into its cab. [2] A hatchback. [3] A tailgate. [4] An opening in a deck through which cargo and stores are loaded or unloaded. Also see cross hatch cross hatch hot hatch …
38hatch — n. the mouth. (See also Down the hatch!) □ Shut your hatch! □ Pop this in your hatch …
39hatch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English hache, from Old English hæc; akin to Middle Dutch hecke trapdoor Date: before 12th century 1. a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) < an escape hatch > 2. a. an opening in the deck of a ship or …
40hatch — 1. noun /hætʃ/ a) A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling. The cook passed the dishes through the serving hatch. b) A trapdoor. These pullets are from an April hatch. 2 …
