• noun:   a movable barrier covering a hatchway
• noun:   shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
• noun:   the production of young from an egg
• verb:   emerge from the eggs

  Example: "Young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch"

• verb:   draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper

  Example: "Hatch the sheet"

• verb:   inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
• verb:   sit on (eggs)
• verb:   devise or invent
• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 11111 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1304)

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