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| hatch [ hach ] (past and past participle hatched, present participle hatch·ing, 3rd person present singular hatch·es) |
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1. intransitive verb come out of egg: to emerge from an egg
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2. intransitive verb break open for release of young: to break open so that the young inside may be released
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refers to eggs
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3. transitive verb cause young to emerge from egg: to cause a young organism such as a chick, fish, or insect, to emerge from its egg
 Birds hatch their chicks by sitting on the nests.
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4. transitive verb secretly devise plot: to secretly devise a plot, plan, or scheme, usually an illicit or illegal one, or one that is ill-advised in some way
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