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hatch

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A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.

Examples :

"The maintenance crew had to open the hatch in the ceiling to access the leaky pipe. "

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Examples :

"The pirate hid the treasure chest beneath the hatch in the floor of the old ship. "

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An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.

Examples :

"The cook passed the dishes through the serving hatch."

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A small door in large mechanical structures and vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft often provided for access for maintenance.

Examples :

"The mechanic opened the small hatch on the side of the airplane to check the engine's oil level. "

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An opening through the deck of a ship or submarine

Examples :

"The submarine's hatch was closed tightly to keep out the water. "

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Examples :

"The chicken pecked at the food, its hatch clearly visible beneath its neck. "

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A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish.

Examples :

"The fishermen used the sturdy river hatch to trap salmon. "

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A floodgate; a sluice gate.

Examples :

"The farmer opened the hatch to release the water from the irrigation canal. "

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Examples :

"In the old cabin, the only furniture was a rough hatch nailed to the wall, serving as a bed for weary travelers. "

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An opening into, or in search of, a mine.

Examples :

"The miners used the new hatch to enter the mine shaft. "

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verb

To close with a hatch or hatches.

Examples :

"The crew hatched the cargo hold doors to allow the delivery of supplies. "

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The act of hatching.

Examples :

"The students watched the hatch with excitement, waiting for the baby chicks to emerge. "

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Development; disclosure; discovery.

Examples :

"The hatch of new evidence finally revealed the truth about what happened. "

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(poultry) A group of birds that emerged from eggs at a specified time.

Examples :

"These pullets are from an April hatch."

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(often as mayfly hatch) The phenomenon, lasting 1–2 days, of large clouds of mayflies appearing in one location to mate, having reached maturity.

Examples :

"The mayfly hatch was spectacular; thousands of them filled the air over the river. "

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A birth, the birth records (in the newspaper) — compare the phrase "hatched, matched, and dispatched."

Examples :

"I always check the newspaper's hatch section to see if any of my friends have had babies. "

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verb

(of young animals) To emerge from an egg.

Examples :

"The baby chick hatched from its egg this morning. "

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(of eggs) To break open when a young animal emerges from it.

Examples :

"The baby birds will hatch from their eggs in about two weeks. "

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To incubate eggs; to cause to hatch.

Examples :

"The farmer uses a special lamp to hatch the chicken eggs in early spring. "

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Examples :

"The students met after class to hatch a plan to raise money for their trip. "

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To shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with fine parallel lines, or with lines which cross each other (cross-hatch).

Examples :

"The art student needed to hatch the dark areas of the portrait to create a sense of depth. "

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To cross; to spot; to stain; to steep.

Examples :

"The fabric had a slight brown stain; it had hatched some dirt from the nearby flower bed. "

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