hatch

Meaning

to emerge from an egg; to devise or create a plan

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

Example Sentences

The bird will hatch from its egg soon.

The chicks hatched early in the morning.

Example Expressions

hatch a plan

Synonyms

emerge, break out, devise, create, breed, incubate, scheme

Entry 1

emerge, break out, devise, create

Entry 2

emerge, breed, incubate, devise, scheme

Antonyms

hide, conceal, suppress, contain, destroy, end, abandon

Entry 1

hide, conceal, suppress, contain

Entry 2

destroy, end, abandon

Collocations

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

Entry 1

hatch eggs, hatch plans, hatch schemes, hatch plots, hatch successfully

Entry 2

hatch a plan, hatch eggs, newly hatched, hatch scheme