hatch

One entry found for hatch.

Main Entry: ²hatch
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English hacchen; akin to Middle High German hecken to mate
intransitive verb
1 : to produce young by incubation
2 a : to emerge from an egg, chrysalis, or pupa b : to give forth young or imagoes
3 : to incubate eggs : BROOD
transitive verb
1 a : to produce (young) from an egg by applying natural or artificial heat b : INCUBATE 1a
2 : to bring into being : ORIGINATE; especially : to concoct in secret <hatch a plot>
- hatch·abil·i·ty /"ha-ch&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
- hatch·able /'ha-ch&-b&l/ adjective
- hatch·er noun