Slang. the throat as used for drinking: His usual toast was a muttered “Down the hatch!” Aeronautics. an opening or door in an aircraft.
to break an egg so a baby animal can come out: [ I ] The birds hatched out the next afternoon.
: incubate sense 1a. 2. : to bring into being : originate. especially : to concoct in secret. hatch a plot.
idiom informal. said before swallowing a drink, especially an alcoholic one. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Drinking alcohol.
A bird such as a hen that sits on eggs to incubate them can be said to hatch the eggs. Then, when the chick emerges from the egg, you can also say it hatched. Humans don't hatch eggs like birds do, but they can still incubate and then hatch a plan, invention, or idea.
Slang. the throat as used for drinking: His usual toast was a muttered “Down the hatch!” Aeronautics. an opening or door in an aircraft.
idiom. variants or British count one's chickens before they're hatched. usually used in negative statements to mean that someone should not depend on something hoped for until he or she knows for certain that it will happen. Don't count your chickens (before they hatch)—you don't know yet if she will accept your offer.
under no circumstances
under no conditions; never.
to (cause an egg to) break in order to allow a young animal to come out.
There actually is no chile pepper variety named Hatch. The name indicates the area where the chile peppers are grown. The town of Hatch, New Mexico is located about 40 miles north of New Mexico State University, the home of the Chile Pepper Institute.
Meaning of hatching in English
to make a plan, especially a secret plan: He hatched a plot to forge documents that would embarrass the company. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plotting & trapping. be in league with someone idiom.
1[intransitive] hatch (out) (of a young bird, fish, insect, etc.) to come out of an egg Ten chicks hatched (out) this morning.
“Conspiracies were hatched” means some treacherous plan has been made to hurt someone in the process physically or emotionally or even kill someone. Conspiracies are big plans done behind the back to hit with force which was not knowledgeable to the person.
Synonyms of 'hatch' in American English
hatch. 1 (verb) in the sense of incubate. incubate. breed. bring forth.
hatch - English spelling dictionary.
By the mid-20th century, the phrase "down the hatch" was used most commonly as an idiom to suggest that something, most often a liquid, should be swallowed. This phrase has also been commonly used as a toast or exclamation, especially when people are drinking alcoholic beverages.
to close or secure (something, such as a door) with a latch latch the gate.
Examples from Collins dictionaries
The young disappeared soon after they were hatched. The eggs hatch after a week or ten days. During these periods the birds will lie on the cage floor as if trying to lay or hatch eggs. Seeing the eggs hatch out for the first time is a moment that I will never forget.
to sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird; incubate. (of a bird) to warm, protect, or cover (young) with the wings or body. to think or worry persistently or moodily about; ponder: He brooded the problem.
hatched - Simple English Wiktionary.
HATCH PATTERNS are used to indicate the types of materials in a device, building, or. property being drawn by the CAD operator/drafter. Hatching can be used to indicate that a section cut through a part has a particular material or attribute. Hatching can also show surface finishes.
The hole, along with the panel that covers it, is called a hatch. Because the term ''scuttle attic'' refers to the opening rather than the attic itself, you might also see it called a ''scuttle hole'' or an ''attic hatch. '' Scuttle attics were often used in older homes.