Meaning & use
hatch
To emerge from an egg, or for an egg to break open and release its young.
See it in a sentence
The chicks hatched three weeks after the hen began sitting on the eggs.
Warm sand temperatures determine when the sea turtle eggs hatch on the beach.
A note on using this word
Hatch is also used figuratively for devising a plan, as in 'hatch a scheme,' and as a noun for a small covered opening, such as on a boat.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A covered opening in a floor, wall, ceiling, or the deck of a ship, used for passage or access.
The sailors climbed through the hatch onto the deck to check the weather.
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