"hatching" in the noun sense
1. hatch, hatching
the production of young from an egg
2. hatch, hatching, crosshatch, hachure
shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
"hatching" in the verb sense
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"
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