hatch

[hach] / hætʃ /

VERB

create, plan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breed come up with conceive concoct devise dream up formulate incubate invent originate spawn

STRONG

bear brainstorm brood cause contrive design engender generate induce make occasion parent plot prepare procreate produce project provoke scheme set sire spitball

WEAK

bring forth cook up get up give birth lay eggs make up think up throw together trump up whip up work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy

STRONG

discourage disorganize dissuade end finish halt hinder kill neglect prevent refuse ruin stop

Example Sentences

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The new passenger vehicles, meanwhile, include a small electric SUV, two multi-energy crossovers, a multi-energy Bronco SUV, and an electric hatch.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

You didn’t want your friend to sit on an egg that was, frankly, never going to hatch.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The dark-coloured drone has its top hatch open.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

When they hatch, the leaves they depend on are still sealed inside buds, leaving them with nothing to eat.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

She and Sasha had to crawl into the back of the plummeting plane and clamber out through the lower hatch, too.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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