1. (

• hatch ,
• hatching

) the production of young from an egg ;

2. (

• hatch ,
• hatching ,
• crosshatch ,
• hachure

) shading consisting of multiple crossing lines ;

1. (

• hatch ,

) emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch" ;

2. (

• think_up ,
• think_of ,
• dream_up ,
• hatch ,
• concoct

) devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software" ;

3. (

• hatch ,

) inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating ;

4. (

• hatch ,

) draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet" ;

5. (

• brood ,
• hatch ,
• cover ,
• incubate

) sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" ;