hatch
1. the production of young from an egg
• Syn:
hatching
• Derivationally related forms:
hatch (for: hatching)
• Hypernyms:
parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing
2. shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
• Syn:
hatching, crosshatch, hachure
• Derivationally related forms:
hatch (for: hachure), crosshatch (for: crosshatch), hatch (for: hatching)
• Hypernyms:
shading
3. a movable barrier covering a hatchway
• Hypernyms:
movable barrier
• Hyponyms:
cargo hatch
• Part Holonyms:
hatchway, opening, scuttle
1. emerge from the eggs (Freq. 2)
- young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch
• Derivationally related forms:
hatching, hatchery
• Hypernyms:
be born
• Verb Group:
brood, cover, incubate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. devise or invent (Freq. 1)
- He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
- no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software
• Syn:
think up, think of, dream up, concoct
• Derivationally related forms:
concoction (for: concoct)
• Hypernyms:
create by mental act, create mentally
• Hyponyms:
idealize, idealise, fabricate, manufacture, cook up,
make up, invent
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he hatch his major works over a short period of time?
3. inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
• Topics:
handicraft
• Hypernyms:
inlay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper
- hatch the sheet
• Derivationally related forms:
hachure, hatching
• Hypernyms:
line
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. sit on (eggs)
- Birds brood
- The female covers the eggs
• Syn:
brood, cover, incubate
• Derivationally related forms:
incubation (for: incubate), incubator (for: incubate), brood (for: brood), brooder (for: brood)
• Hypernyms:
reproduce, procreate, multiply
• Verb Group:
breed, cover
• Entailment:
sit down, sit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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