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H0080900 (hăch)n.1. a. An opening, as in the deck of a ship, in the roof or floor of a building, or in an aircraft.b. The cover for such an opening.c. A hatchway.2. A door that opens upward on the rear of an automobile; a hatchback.3. A floodgate.Idiom: down the hatch Slang Drink up. Often used as a toast.

[Middle English, small door, from Old English hæc, hæcc.]

hatch²

H0080900 (hăch)v. hatched, hatch·ing, hatch·es v.intr.1. To emerge from an egg or other structure that surrounds and protects an embryo.2. To emerge from a cocoon or chrysalis.3. To emerge from the water when transforming from an aquatic larval or pupal form to a winged form, as a mayfly or caddisfly.v.tr.1. To produce (young) from an egg or eggs.2. To cause (an egg or eggs) to produce young.3. To devise or originate, especially in secret: hatch an assassination plot.n.1. a. The act or an instance of hatching from an egg or similar structure.b. The act or an instance of emerging from a cocoon or chrysalis.c. The act or an instance of emerging from the water when transforming from an aquatic larval or pupal form to a winged form.2. a. A group of young organisms, especially birds, that hatch at one time; a brood.b. A group of adult insects that emerge at one time.c. A group of winged insects, as mayflies or caddisflies, that emerge at one time from a body of water.

[Middle English hacchen, from Old English *hæccan.]

hatch′er n.

hatch³

H0080900 (hăch)tr.v. hatched, hatch·ing, hatch·es To shade by drawing or etching fine parallel or crossed lines on.n. A fine line used in hatching.

[Middle English hachen, to engrave, carve, from Old French hacher, hachier, to crosshatch, cut up; see hash¹.]

hatch

(hætʃ) vb1. (Zoology) to cause (the young of various animals, esp birds) to emerge from the egg or (of young birds, etc) to emerge from the egg2. (Zoology) to cause (eggs) to break and release the fully developed young or (of eggs) to break and release the young animal within3. (tr) to contrive or devise (a scheme, plot, etc)n4. the act or process of hatching5. (Zoology) a group of newly hatched animals[C13: of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German hecken to mate (used of birds), Swedish häcka to hatch, Danish hække] ˈhatchable adj ˈhatcher n

hatch

(hætʃ) n1. (Nautical Terms) a covering for a hatchway2. (Nautical Terms) a. short for hatchwayb. a door in an aircraft or spacecraft3. (Automotive Engineering) informal short for hatchback4. (Architecture) Also called: serving hatch an opening in a wall between a kitchen and a dining area5. (Architecture) the lower half of a divided door6. (Mechanical Engineering) a sluice or sliding gate in a dam, dyke, or weir7. down the hatch slang (used as a toast) drink up!8. below decks9. (Nautical Terms) below decks10. out of sight[Old English hæcc; related to Middle High German heck, Dutch hek gate]

hatch

(hætʃ) vb (Art Terms) art to mark (a figure, shade, etc) with fine parallel or crossed lines to indicate shading. Compare hachure[C15: from Old French hacher to chop, from hache hatchet] ˈhatching n

hatch¹

(hætʃ)

v.t. 1. to cause young to emerge from (the egg), as by brooding or incubating. 2. to bring forth or produce; devise; plot. v.i. 3. to be hatched. 4. to brood. n. 5. the act of hatching. 6. something that is hatched, as a brood. [1200–50; Middle English hacchen; akin to Middle High German hecken to hatch] hatch′a•ble, adj. hatch`a•bil′i•ty, n. hatch′er, n.

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n. 1. a. Also called hatchway. an opening in the deck of a vessel or in the floor or roof of a building, used as a passageway. b. the cover over such an opening. 2. an opening or door in an aircraft. 3. the lower half of a divided door. 4. a small door, grated opening, or serving counter in or attached to a wall. Idioms: down the hatch, (used as a toast.) [before 1100; Middle English hacche, Old English hæcc grating, hatch, half-gate; akin to Middle Dutch hecke gate, railing]

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v.t. 1. to mark with lines, esp. closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing or engraving. n. 2. a shading line in drawing or engraving. [1470–80; earlier hache < Middle French hacher to cut up, derivative of hache ax. See hatchet]

hatch

booby hatch - First a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily removable.
covey - Comes from French couver for the act of sitting on eggs ("covering" them) to hatch them.
down the hatch - A drinking toast of nautical origin.
hatch - The lower half of a divided door.

hatch

An opening in a ship's deck giving access to cargo holds.

Hatch

a brood of young; a sitting of eggs—Wilkes.Examples: hatch of eggs; of mayfly, 1894; of time, 1597.

hatch

Past participle: hatched
Gerund: hatching

Imperative
hatch
hatch

Present
I hatch
you hatch
he/she/it hatches
we hatch
you hatch
they hatch

Preterite
I hatched
you hatched
he/she/it hatched
we hatched
you hatched
they hatched

Present Continuous
I am hatching
you are hatching
he/she/it is hatching
we are hatching
you are hatching
they are hatching

Present Perfect
I have hatched
you have hatched
he/she/it has hatched
we have hatched
you have hatched
they have hatched

Past Continuous
I was hatching
you were hatching
he/she/it was hatching
we were hatching
you were hatching
they were hatching

Past Perfect
I had hatched
you had hatched
he/she/it had hatched
we had hatched
you had hatched
they had hatched

Future
I will hatch
you will hatch
he/she/it will hatch
we will hatch
you will hatch
they will hatch

Future Perfect
I will have hatched
you will have hatched
he/she/it will have hatched
we will have hatched
you will have hatched
they will have hatched

Future Continuous
I will be hatching
you will be hatching
he/she/it will be hatching
we will be hatching
you will be hatching
they will be hatching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hatching
you have been hatching
he/she/it has been hatching
we have been hatching
you have been hatching
they have been hatching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hatching
you will have been hatching
he/she/it will have been hatching
we will have been hatching
you will have been hatching
they will have been hatching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hatching
you had been hatching
he/she/it had been hatching
we had been hatching
you had been hatching
they had been hatching

Conditional
I would hatch
you would hatch
he/she/it would hatch
we would hatch
you would hatch
they would hatch

Past Conditional
I would have hatched
you would have hatched
he/she/it would have hatched
we would have hatched
you would have hatched
they would have hatched

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hatch - the production of young from an egghatchingbirthing, giving birth, parturition, birth - the process of giving birth
	2.	hatch - shading consisting of multiple crossing linescrosshatch, hachure, hatchingshading - graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
	3.	hatch - a movable barrier covering a hatchwaycargo hatch - hatch opening into the cargo compartmenthatchway, scuttle, opening - an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a shipmovable barrier - a barrier that can be moved to allow passage
Verb	1.	hatch - emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch"incubate, hatch, brood, cover - sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"be born - come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"
	2.	hatch - devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"dream up, think up, concoct, think ofidealise, idealize - form ideals; "Man has always idealized"create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's handscook up, fabricate, invent, manufacture, make up - make up something artificial or untrue
	3.	hatch - inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decoratinghandicraft - a craft that requires skillful handsinlay - decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
	4.	hatch - draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet"line - mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"
	5.	hatch - sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"incubate, brood, coverprocreate, reproduce, multiply - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate"hatch - emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch"breed, cover - copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"

hatch

verb1. incubate, breed, sit on, brood, bring forth I transferred the eggs to a hen Canary to hatch and rear.2. devise, plan, design, project, scheme, manufacture, plot, invent, put together, conceive, brew, formulate, contrive, dream up (informal), concoct, think up, cook up (informal), trump up accused of hatching a plot to assassinate the Pope

hatch

verb1. To cause to come into existence:beget, breed, create, engender, father, make, originate, parent, procreate, produce, sire, spawn.Idiom: give birth to.2. To use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving:concoct, contrive, devise, dream up, fabricate, formulate, invent, make up, think up.Informal: cook up.Idiom: come up with.

Translations

图谋孵出孵化开口活板门

hatch¹

(hӕtʃ) noun (the door or cover of) an opening in a wall, floor, ship's deck etc. There are two hatches between the kitchen and dining-room for serving food. 活板门，（门、墙壁、地板上的）开口，舱口 ˈhatchway noun an opening, especially in a ship's deck. 舱口

hatch²

(hӕtʃ) verb1. to produce (young birds etc) from eggs. My hens have hatched ten chicks.孵出2. to break out of the egg. These chicks hatched this morning.破壳3. to become young birds. Four of the eggs have hatched.孵化4. to plan (something, usually bad) in secret. to hatch a plot.图谋

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don't count your chickens before they're hatched

Don't make plans based on future events that might not happen. When my mom heard that I was preparing my campaign before even being nominated, she warned me, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched." Why are you begging to drive my car to school tomorrow when you still need to take your license test in the morning? Don't count your chickens before they're hatched, babe!See also: before, chicken, count, hatch

batten down the hatches

To prepare for a challenging situation. While this originated as a nautical phrase, it is now used for any sort of imminent problem. There's a tornado coming—batten down the hatches! My mother-in-law is coming to town this weekend, so I better batten down the hatches.See also: batten, down, hatch

count your chickens before they hatch

To celebrate, plan, or begin to take advantage of a potential positive future outcome before it has happened or been accomplished. Often issued as a warning and preceded by "don't." You're preparing your acceptance speech before even being nominated? Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Why are you begging to drive my car to school tomorrow when you still need to take your license test? Don't count your chickens before they hatch, babe!See also: before, chicken, count, hatch

count your chickens before they're hatched

To celebrate, plan, or begin to take advantage of a potential positive future outcome before it has happened or been accomplished. Often issued as a warning and preceded by "don't." You're preparing your acceptance speech before even being nominated? Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. Why are you begging to drive my car to school tomorrow when you still need to take your license test? Don't count your chickens before they're hatched, babe!See also: before, chicken, count, hatch

down the hatch

Down one's throat. This phrase is usually said before one drinks something (often something that has an especially foul or strong taste). "Well, down the hatch!" Ellen said before taking her cough medicine. Shots are on me. Down the hatch, girls!See also: down, hatch

hatches, matches, and despatches

A phrase once used to refer to the sections of newspapers that discussed births ("hatches"), weddings ("matches)", and deaths ("despatches," a variant spelling of "dispatches"). No, those two did get married—I saw it in the hatches, matches, and despatches.See also: and

under the hatches

Under the deck of a boat. In modern usage, it most commonly refers to the engine of a powerboat. Their new model boasts a 9-liter engine under the hatches capable of producing 860 horsepower at 6800 RPM.See also: hatch

booby hatch

A derogatory slang term for a hospital for the mentally ill or unstable. If you keep saying crazy things like that, they're going to throw you in the booby hatch.See also: booby, hatch

nuthatch

old-fashioned slang A derogatory and offensive term for a psychiatric hospital or insane asylum. "Nut" is a derogatory slang term meaning "a crazy person." My great aunt Lidia apparently got locked up in a nuthatch when she was a teenager because she said she could commune with ghosts. I can't go to the police about it! They'd throw me in the nuthatch if I came to them with such an unbelievable story.

hatch out

To break free of a protective structure, as of an animal being born. The kids can't wait to see the chicks hatch out of their eggs.See also: hatch, out

batten down the hatches

Fig. to prepare for difficult times. (From a nautical expression meaning, literally, to seal the hatches against the arrival of a storm. The word order is fixed.) Here comes that contentious Mrs. Jones. Batten down the hatches! Batten down the hatches, Congress is in session again.See also: batten, down, hatch

count one's chickens before they hatch

Fig. to plan how to utilize good results of something before those results have occurred. (The same as Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.) You may be disappointed if you count your chickens before they hatch.See also: before, chicken, count, hatch

Down the hatch.

I am about to drink this.; Let's all drink up. (Said as one is about to take a drink, especially of something bad-tasting or potent. Also used as a jocular toast.) Bob said, "Down the hatch," and drank the whiskey in one gulp. Let's toast the bride and groom. Down the hatch!See also: down, hatch

hatch an animal out

to aid in releasing an animal from an egg. They hatched lots of ducks out at the hatchery. The farmer hatched out hundreds of chicks each month.See also: animal, hatch, out

batten down the hatches

Prepare for trouble, as in Here comes the boss-batten down the hatches. This term originated in the navy, where it signified preparing for a storm by fastening down canvas over doorways and hatches (openings) with strips of wood called battens. [Late 1800s] See also: batten, down, hatch

count one's chickens before they hatch

Make plans based on events that may or may not happen. For example, You might not win the prize and you've already spent the money? Don't count your chickens before they hatch! or I know you have big plans for your consulting business, but don't count your chickens. This expression comes from Aesop's fable about a milkmaid carrying a full pail on her head. She daydreams about buying chickens with the milk's proceeds and becoming so rich from selling eggs that she will toss her head at suitors; she then tosses her head and spills the milk. Widely translated from the original Greek, the story was the source of a proverb and was used figuratively by the 16th century. Today it is still so well known that it often appears shortened and usually in negative cautionary form ( don't count your chickens). See also: before, chicken, count, hatch

down the hatch

Drink up, as in " Down the hatch," said Bill, as they raised their glasses. This phrase, often used as a toast, employs hatch in the sense of "a trap door found on ships." [Slang; c. 1930] See also: down, hatch

not count your chickens

not count your chickens before they are hatched

If you say that you are not counting your chickens (before they are hatched), you mean that you are not making plans for the future yet because you do not know for certain how a particular situation will develop. If we get through to the next stage, we'll be competing against some top-class sides so I'm not counting my chickens. When dealing with important financial arrangements, never count your chickens before they are hatched. Note: You can also use the proverb don't count your chickens before they're hatched from which this expression comes. The contract is not signed yet. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.See also: chicken, count, not

down the hatch

INFORMALIf food or drink goes down the hatch, someone eats or drinks it. A record £4.4 billion worth of chocolate and sweets went down the hatch last year. She raised the shell to her lips, closed her eyes and down the hatch went the oyster. Note: People sometimes say down the hatch! just before drinking an alcoholic drink. Here's a glass for you. Down the hatch! Note: In the 18th century, this expression was used as a toast in the navy. A hatch is an opening in the deck of a ship, through which people and goods can pass. See also: down, hatch

batten down the hatches

If you batten down the hatches, you prepare for a difficult situation by doing everything you can to protect yourself. While most companies are battening down the hatches, fearing recession, Blenheim is leading an assault on the US market. Banks seem to be battening down the hatches in anticipation of further trouble. Note: Battens are strips of wood used for fastening things down. Hatches are openings in the deck of a ship, or the wooden flaps which cover the openings. See also: batten, down, hatch

batten down the hatches

prepare for a difficulty or crisis. Batten down the hatches was originally a nautical term meaning ‘make a ship's hatches secure with gratings and tarpaulins’ in expectation of stormy weather. 1998 Oldie They endured the hard pounding of the Seventies, when Labour battened down the hatches, and soldiered through the follies of the early Eighties. See also: batten, down, hatch

down the hatch

used to express friendly feelings towards your companions before drinking. informalSee also: down, hatch

hatches, matches, and despatches

the births, marriages, and deaths columns in a newspaper. humorous, datedSee also: and

under (the) hatches

1 below deck in a ship. 2 concealed from public knowledge.See also: hatch

ˌbatten down the ˈhatches

prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble: Hollywood is battening down the hatches in expectation of a strike by actors and writers this summer.A batten is a long piece of wood which was used to hold down strong material in order to cover a ship’s hatches (= openings in the deck of a boat leading to the lower level) in a storm.See also: batten, down, hatch

not count your ˈchickens (before they’re ˈhatched)

not be too confident of success until it actually happens: She said she was certain to be offered a part in the play, but I told her not to count her chickens, as a lot of other people wanted the same part.See also: chicken, count, not

ˌdown the ˈhatch

(informal) said before you drink alcohol: He raised his glass, said ‘Down the hatch’, and then drank it all at once!This is thought to come from ships, where goods go down through the hatch (= an opening in the floor) to be stored for the journey, as if they are being swallowed.See also: down, hatch

booby hatch

(ˈbubi...) n. a mental hospital. I was afraid they would send me to the booby hatch. See also: booby, hatch

Down the hatch!

exclam. Let’s drink it! (see also hatch.) Down the hatch! Have another? See also: down

hatch

n. the mouth. (see also Down the hatch!.) Pop this in your hatch.

nuthatch

verbSee nuthouse

down the hatch

Slang Drink up. Often used as a toast.See also: down, hatch

batten down the hatches

To prepare for an imminent disaster or emergency.See also: batten, down, hatch

batten down the hatches, to

To get ready for trouble. A nautical term dating from the early nineteenth century, it signified preparing for bad weather by fastening down the battens, strips of wood nailed to various parts of masts and spars, and fastening tarpaulins over the ship’s hatchways (doorways and other openings). The term began to be used figuratively as preparing for any emergency by the late nineteenth century. See also clear the decks.See also: batten, down

don't count your chickens before they hatch

Don’t spend or try to profit from something not yet earned. This expression comes from Aesop’s fable about a milkmaid carrying a full pail on her head who daydreams about selling the milk for eggs that will hatch into chickens and make her so rich she will toss her head at offers of marriage; but she prematurely tosses her head and spills the milk. It was, like so many Greek fables, translated into modern European languages and passed on. The expression was in use figuratively by the sixteenth century and appeared in proverb collections soon afterward.See also: before, chicken, count, hatch

down the hatch

Drink it down, a toast for drinkers. The allusion is to the naval hatch, an opening in a ship’s deck through which cargo, passengers, or crew can pass. The transfer to the human mouth or throat was made long before this slangy expression came into use. John Heywood’s 1546 proverb collection included, “It is good to haue a hatche before the durre,” meaning it is good to have some impediment to speaking before one opens one’s mouth, so as to have time to reflect. The metaphor also appears in Stephen Gosson’s The Schoole of Abuse (1579): “I wish that every rebuker shoulde place a hatch before the door.” The drinker’s meaning, however, is a twentieth-century expression, first appearing in print in the early 1930s, as in Malcolm Lowry’s Ultramarine (1933): “Well, let’s shoot a few whiskies down the hatch.”See also: down, hatch

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ˌbatten down the ˈhatches

not count your ˈchickens (before they’re ˈhatched)

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verb incubate

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verb devise

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verb to cause to come into existence

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verb to use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving

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noun the production of young from an egg

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