hatch

Verb

Plain form hatch

Third-person singular hatches

Past tense hatched

Past participle hatched

Present participle hatching

1. To hatch from an egg.

   I saw the fledglings hatch from their eggs.

2. To shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with thin lines.

   The engraver shaded the illustration by hatching.

Noun

Singular hatch

Plural hatches

1. A hatch is an opening.

   An opening like a trap-door is called a hatch.

   Food was served through the hatch.