What is the meaning of hatch?

noun

• The production of young from an egg.
  • synonyms: hatching
• Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines.
  • synonyms: hatching, crosshatch, hachure
• A movable barrier covering a hatchway.

verb

• Emerge from the eggs.
  • usage: "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch"
• Devise or invent.
  • usage: "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"
  • synonyms: think up, think of, dream up, concoct
• 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.
  • usage: "hatch the sheet"
• Sit on (eggs. )
  • usage: "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
  • synonyms: brood, cover, incubate