English noun: hatch | |||
1. | hatch (process) the production of young from an egg | ||
Synonyms | hatching | ||
Broader (hypernym) | birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition | ||
2. | hatch (attribute) shading consisting of multiple crossing lines | ||
Synonyms | crosshatch, hachure, hatching | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shading | ||
3. | hatch (artifact) a movable barrier covering a hatchway | ||
Broader (hypernym) | movable barrier | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cargo hatch | ||
Part meronym | hatchway, opening, scuttle | ||
English verb: hatch | |||
1. | hatch (body) emerge from the eggs | ||
Samples | Young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be born | ||
Verb group | brood, cover, hatch, incubate | ||
2. | hatch (creation) devise or invent | ||
Samples | He thought up a plan to get rich quickly. No-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software. | ||
Examples | Did he hatch his major works over a short period of time? | ||
Synonyms | concoct, dream up, think of, think up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create by mental act, create mentally | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cook up, fabricate, idealise, idealize, invent, make up, manufacture | ||
3. | hatch (creation) inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inlay | ||
Domain category | handicraft | ||
4. | hatch (contact) draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper | ||
Samples | Hatch the sheet. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | line | ||
5. | hatch (body) sit on (eggs) | ||
Samples | Birds brood. The female covers the eggs. | ||
Synonyms | brood, cover, incubate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | multiply, procreate, reproduce | ||
Entail | sit, sit down | ||
Verb group | breed, cover, hatch | ||