Hatch ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Hatch ( verb )

1. To emerge from an egg by breaking through the eggshell.
2. To incubate (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
3. To cause to come into being or develop.
4. To plan or scheme.
5. To make or create by cutting or carving lines into a surface.

Origin:

Middle english hacchen, from old english hæccan; akin to old high german hachjan to hack.

Examples:

1. The chick hatched from its egg.
2. She hatches the eggs in the incubator.
3. The idea was hatched in a meeting.
4. They hatched a plan to escape.
5. The artist hatches the surface of the paper to create a textured effect.

(As a noun)

Hatch ( noun )

1. To emerge from an egg by breaking through the eggshell.
2. To incubate (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
3. To cause to come into being or develop.
4. To plan or scheme.
5. To make or create by cutting or carving lines into a surface.

Origin:

Middle english hacchen, from old english hæccan; akin to old high german hachjan to hack.

Examples:

1. The chick hatched from its egg.
2. She hatches the eggs in the incubator.
3. The idea was hatched in a meeting.
4. They hatched a plan to escape.
5. The artist hatches the surface of the paper to create a textured effect.