🐣hatch

verb
/hætʃ/

Meaning

To cause a young animal to emerge from an egg; to plan secretly.
to emerge from an egg; to devise or create a plan

Example Sentences

The chicks hatched early in the morning.

The bird will hatch from its egg soon.

Example Expressions

hatch a plan

Synonyms

emerge, breed, incubate, devise, scheme, break out, create
Entry 1
emerge, breed, incubate, devise, scheme
Entry 2
emerge, break out, devise, create

Antonyms

destroy, end, abandon, hide, conceal, suppress, contain
Entry 1
destroy, end, abandon
Entry 2
hide, conceal, suppress, contain

Collocations

hatch a plan, hatch eggs, newly hatched, hatch scheme, hatch plans, hatch schemes, hatch plots, hatch successfully
Entry 1
hatch a plan, hatch eggs, newly hatched, hatch scheme
Entry 2
hatch eggs, hatch plans, hatch schemes, hatch plots, hatch successfully

Related Vocabularies

to go to see someone or something for a short time
to surprise someone greatly; to fill with sudden wonder or amazement
to break out or appear again after a period of dormancy or decline
to set free; to allow something to escape or go away
to eliminate waste matter from the body
To stand or wait around idly without apparent purpose.

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