Hatch
verb
To produce young birds, insects, etc. from eggs.
The eggs should hatch within a few days.
Often appears as...
- hatch chick
- eggs hatch
noun
A small door or opening, usually in a ship or airplane.
The sailors escaped through the ship's hatch.
Often appears as...
- open the hatch
- ship's hatch
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Technical
verb
To plan something secretly, often something illegal or harmful.
They hatched a plan to rob the bank.
Often appears as...
- hatch a plan
- hatch a scheme
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Disapproving
noun
A method used in drawing or painting where parallel lines are drawn close together to create the illusion of shade or texture.
They used pencil-hatch technique to create shadows in their drawings.
Often appears as...
- cross-hatch
- pencil hatch
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Academic
verb
To produce young birds, insects, etc. from eggs.
The eggs should hatch within a few days.
Often appears as...
- hatch chick
- eggs hatch
noun
A small door or opening, usually in a ship or airplane.
The sailors escaped through the ship's hatch.
Often appears as...
- open the hatch
- ship's hatch
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To plan something secretly, often something illegal or harmful.
They hatched a plan to rob the bank.
Often appears as...
- hatch a plan
- hatch a scheme
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A method used in drawing or painting where parallel lines are drawn close together to create the illusion of shade or texture.
They used pencil-hatch technique to create shadows in their drawings.
Often appears as...
- cross-hatch
- pencil hatch
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Process
Refers to the natural development of eggs releasing young animals.
Turtles hatch and make their way to the sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Incubation Period
The time taken for eggs to hatch varies among species.
Chicken eggs typically hatch in 21 days.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
Used directly in contexts involving actual eggs and hatching.
Birdwatchers observed the eggs as they began to hatch.
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Process
Refers to the natural development of eggs releasing young animals.
Turtles hatch and make their way to the sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Incubation Period
The time taken for eggs to hatch varies among species.
Chicken eggs typically hatch in 21 days.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
Used directly in contexts involving actual eggs and hatching.
Birdwatchers observed the eggs as they began to hatch.
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Process
Refers to the natural development of eggs releasing young animals.
Turtles hatch and make their way to the sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Incubation Period
The time taken for eggs to hatch varies among species.
Chicken eggs typically hatch in 21 days.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
Used directly in contexts involving actual eggs and hatching.
Birdwatchers observed the eggs as they began to hatch.
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We must reignite dream...
capable of asking what really excites you what change do you want to see in the world what action do you want to take by the end of today to make a better world what skill are you dying to learn what's your true purpose in life we could all step up as dream directors but we can also hatch a dream tonight of
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Giant Ball of Squid...
because the squid that make them are fairly abundant but they are so transient they're so short-lived they're only each one is only there for a few days so the eggs go from being laid to hatching in five days or six days or seven days and so as soon as that happens and they start hatching and
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The Survival of the Sea...
Roughly a month and a half after having been laid, the surviving eggs hatch, and the young turtles, each small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, squirm to the surface, emerging from the sand en masse, and making their desperate dash for the sea. Along the way, debris, pitfalls, crabs,
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What I learned from...
into the spaceship, one at a time, and you worm your way up into your chair and plunk yourself down on your back. And the hatch is closed, and suddenly, what has been a lifetime of both dreams and denial
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Mesmerising Owl Moments...
round-the-clock attention delicious when they hatch they're blind completely helpless they can't even regulate their own body temperature and they need four feeds a day it's just like babies really
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Sir David Attenborough...
three years but eventually they hatch it's only at this early stage of its life that a stick insect actually runs the youngsters positively scamper up into the tree branches
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The Miracle of Hatching...
even so it can still take hours sometimes days to hammer its way out of a shell this egg and this newly hatched little chick are part of a clutch that was laid on
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Frog Defends Eggs From...
some are now almost ready to hatch there are several clutches on the leaf and those at the top the most recently laid are barely a day
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
the eggs soon hatch fed by the queens the voracious larvae grow quickly and then pupate a few weeks after the eggs were laid the first
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
the eggs soon hatch fed by the queens the voracious larvae grow quickly and then pupate a few weeks after the eggs were laid the
Video examples
We must reignite dream...
capable of asking what really excites you what change do you want to see in the world what action do you want to take by the end of today to make a better world what skill are you dying to learn what's your true purpose in life we could all step up as dream directors but we can also hatch a dream tonight of
Video examples
Giant Ball of Squid...
because the squid that make them are fairly abundant but they are so transient they're so short-lived they're only each one is only there for a few days so the eggs go from being laid to hatching in five days or six days or seven days and so as soon as that happens and they start hatching and
Video examples
The Survival of the Sea...
Roughly a month and a half after having been laid, the surviving eggs hatch, and the young turtles, each small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, squirm to the surface, emerging from the sand en masse, and making their desperate dash for the sea. Along the way, debris, pitfalls, crabs,
Video examples
What I learned from...
into the spaceship, one at a time, and you worm your way up into your chair and plunk yourself down on your back. And the hatch is closed, and suddenly, what has been a lifetime of both dreams and denial
Video examples
Mesmerising Owl Moments...
round-the-clock attention delicious when they hatch they're blind completely helpless they can't even regulate their own body temperature and they need four feeds a day it's just like babies really
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
three years but eventually they hatch it's only at this early stage of its life that a stick insect actually runs the youngsters positively scamper up into the tree branches
Video examples
The Miracle of Hatching...
even so it can still take hours sometimes days to hammer its way out of a shell this egg and this newly hatched little chick are part of a clutch that was laid on
Video examples
Frog Defends Eggs From...
some are now almost ready to hatch there are several clutches on the leaf and those at the top the most recently laid are barely a day
Video examples
5 Reasons Ants Are...
the eggs soon hatch fed by the queens the voracious larvae grow quickly and then pupate a few weeks after the eggs were laid the first
Video examples
Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
the eggs soon hatch fed by the queens the voracious larvae grow quickly and then pupate a few weeks after the eggs were laid the
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Jill McCorkle
American Novelist
By limiting or denying freedom of speech and expression, we take away a lot of potential. We take away thoughts and ideas before they even have the opportunity to hatch. We build a world around negatives - you can't say, think, or do this or that.
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Kimberly Willis Holt
American Writer
Most of my story ideas come from my childhood. Sometimes they hatch from stories my parents told me, sometimes they come from experiences in my own life, and sometimes they are inspired by mere moments.
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Sydney J. Harris
American Journalist
The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.
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Laurel Clark
American Astronaut
If you're trying to get someone who's sick with a fever off of a submarine and it's cold and raining outside, the only way in and out of a submarine, generally, is through a fairly narrow hatch.
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Mark Kelly
Musician
Three of us will help the other two get suited up, get them in the hatch, and get them out the door.
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Tamara Feldman
American Actress
I would love to go help baby sea turtles back into the ocean after hatching in Mexico.
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Hans Christian Andersen
Danish Author
Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.
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Scott Howell
American Businessman
Sometimes I wonder if I'm running against Mitt Romney or Sen. Hatch.
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Terri Irwin
American Scientist
Bindi's been filming with us since she first hatched.
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Aesop
Greek Author
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
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Jill McCorkle
American Novelist
By limiting or denying freedom of speech and expression, we take away a lot of potential. We take away thoughts and ideas before they even have the opportunity to hatch. We build a world around negatives - you can't say, think, or do this or that.
Quote examples
Kimberly Willis Holt
American Writer
Most of my story ideas come from my childhood. Sometimes they hatch from stories my parents told me, sometimes they come from experiences in my own life, and sometimes they are inspired by mere moments.
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Sydney J. Harris
American Journalist
The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.
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Laurel Clark
American Astronaut
If you're trying to get someone who's sick with a fever off of a submarine and it's cold and raining outside, the only way in and out of a submarine, generally, is through a fairly narrow hatch.
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Mark Kelly
Musician
Three of us will help the other two get suited up, get them in the hatch, and get them out the door.
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Tamara Feldman
American Actress
I would love to go help baby sea turtles back into the ocean after hatching in Mexico.
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Hans Christian Andersen
Danish Author
Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.
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Scott Howell
American Businessman
Sometimes I wonder if I'm running against Mitt Romney or Sen. Hatch.
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Terri Irwin
American Scientist
Bindi's been filming with us since she first hatched.
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Aesop
Greek Author
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
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