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   Hatch

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   noun

   • 1. an opening of restricted size allowing for passage from one area to another: "a cargo hatch"
   • ▪ an opening in the deck of a boat or ship leading to the cabin or a lower level, especially a hold.
   • ▪ a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine.
   • ▪ an opening in a ceiling leading to a loft.
   • ▪ an opening in a kitchen wall for serving or selling food through: "a service hatch"
   • ▪ the rear door of a hatchback car: "a spare wheel mounted on the rear hatch"
   • ▪ short for hatchback

   Word Origin Old Englishhæcc (denoting the lower half of a divided door), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hek ‘paling, screen’.

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   What is the definition of Hatch?

   • hatch ( hætʃ) n 1. (Nautical Terms) a covering for a hatchway 2. (Nautical Terms) a. short for hatchway b. a door in an aircraft or spacecraft 3. (Automotive Engineering) informal short for hatchback 4. (Architecture) Also called: serving hatch an opening in a wall between a kitchen and a dining area 5.

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   • hatch (n.1) "opening, grated gate, half-door," Old English hæc (genitive hæcce) "fence, grating, gate," from Proto-Germanic *hak-(source also of Middle High German heck, Dutch hek "fence, gate"), a word of uncertain origin. This apparently is the source of many of the Hatcher surnames; "one who lives near a gate." Sense of "opening in a ship's deck" is first recorded mid-13c.

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   What is the opposite of Hatch?

   • Hatch antonyms - 123 Opposites of Hatch. exterminate. come clean. cook someone's goose. spill the beans. tell the truth. acknowledge. admit. admit to the truth.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word hatch, from a small door or opening to a verb meaning to produce young or to mark with lines. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related articles.

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   Learn the meaning of hatch as a verb and a noun, with examples of usage and pronunciation. Find out how to use hatch to describe breaking an egg, making a plan, or an opening in a wall or floor.

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   a small door, grated opening, or serving counter in or attached to the wall of a building, room, etc., as for a merchant's stall. a bin or compartment built into a confined space, especially a deep storage bin. Automotive. the cargo area in a hatchback.

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   As a noun, a hatch is a trapdoor or other opening in the floor, ceiling, or wall that allows access. Definitions of hatch. noun. a movable barrier covering a hatchway. see more. verb. emerge from the eggs. “young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch ” synonyms: brood, cover, incubate. sit on (eggs) see more. verb. sit on (eggs)

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