Hatch | Mean of hatch in English Dictionary

/ˈhætʃ/

• Noun
• an opening in the deck of a ship or in the floor, wall, or roof of a building
1. He squeezed into/through the hatch and crawled below deck.
• the covering of such an opening
1. He lifted the hatch.
• a small door or opening in an airplane or spaceship
• Verb

• to come out of an egg
1. We watched the chicks hatch.
• to cause (a young bird, insect, fish, etc.) to come out of an egg
1. newly hatched chicks
• to break open as a young bird, insect, fish, etc., is born
1. The eggs will soon hatch.
• to cause (an egg) to hatch
1. a hen hatching her eggs
• to create or produce (something, such as an idea or a plan) usually in a secret way
1. They hatched a plot to overthrow the government.
2. hatch (up) a scheme