hatch
noun (1)
\ ˈhach
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Definition of hatch
(Entry 1 of 5)
1
: a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
an escape hatch
2a
: an opening in the deck of a ship or in the floor or roof of a building
b
: the covering for such an opening
c
: hatchway
d
: compartment
3
: floodgate
hatch
verb (1)
hatched;
hatching;
hatches
Definition of hatch (Entry 2 of 5)
1
: to produce young by incubation
2a
: to emerge from an egg, chrysalis, or pupa
b
: to give forth young or imagoes
3
: to incubate eggs : brood
1a
: to produce (young) from an egg by applying natural or artificial heat