hatch

Meanings

• the production of young from an egg
• shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
• a movable barrier covering a hatchway
• emerge from the eggs
  • "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch"
• devise or invent
• inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
• draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper
  • "hatch the sheet"
• sit on (eggs)

Synonyms

brood, concoct, cover, crosshatch, dream up, hachure, hatching, incubate, think of, think up