What is the meaning of hatched?

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"
  • 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"

adjective

  • Emerged from an egg.
  • Shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines.
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