The Wordsmith Dictionary

Hatch "el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hatcheled or Hatchelled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Hatcheling or Hatchelling.] Etym: [OE. hechelen, hekelen; akin to D. hekelen, G. hecheln, Dan. hegle, Sw. häkla. See Hatchel, n.]

1. To draw through the teeth of a hatchel, as flax or hemp, so as to separate the coarse and refuse parts from the fine, fibrous parts.

2. To tease; to worry; to torment. [Colloq. ]

HATCHELER

HATCHELER Hatch "el *er, n.

Defn: One who uses a hatchel.

HATCHER

HATCHER Hatch "er, n.

1. One who hatches, or that which hatches; a hatching apparatus; an incubator.

2. One who contrives or originates; a plotter. A great hatcher and breeder of business. Swift.

HATCHERY

HATCHERY Hatch "er *y, n.

Defn: A house for hatching fish, etc.

HATCHET

Hatch "et, n. Etym: [F. hachette, dim. of hache Hatch, Hash. ]

1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.

2. Specifically, a tomahawk. Buried was the bloody hatchet. Longfellow.

Hatchet face, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a hatchet; hence: Hatchet-faced, sharp-visaged. Dryden. -- To bury the hatchet, to make peace or become reconciled. -- To take up the hatchet, to make or declare war. The last two phrases are derived from the practice of the American Indians.

HATCHET MAN

HATCHET MAN Hatchet man

Defn: 1. A person hired to murder or physically attack another; a hit man.

Defn: 2. A person who deliberately tries to ruin the reputation of another, often unscrupulously, by slander or other malicious communication, often with political motive, and sometimes for pay.

HATCHETTINE; HATCHETTITE

Hatch "et *tine, Hatch "et *tite, n. Etym: [Named after the discoverer, Charles Hatchett.] (Min. )

Defn: Mineral t

HATCHING

Hatch "ing, n. Etym: [See 1st Hatch. ]

Defn: A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or less acute; -- called also crosshatching.

HATCHMENT

Hatch "ment, n. Etym: [Corrupt. fr. achievement. ]

1. (Her. )

Defn: A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased person are temporarily displayed, -- usually on the walls of his dwelling. It is lozenge-shaped or square, but is hung cornerwise. It is used in England as a means of giving public notification of the death of the deceased, his or her rank, whether married, widower, widow, etc. Called also achievement. His obscure funeral; No trophy, sword, or hatchment o'er his bones. Shak.

2. A sword or other mark of the profession of arms; in general, a mark of dignity. Let there be deducted, out of our main potation, Five marks in hatchments to adorn this thigh. Beau. & Fl.

HATCHURE

HATCHURE Hatch "ure, n.

Defn: Same as Hachure.

HATCHWAY

HATCHWAY Hatch "way `, n.

Defn: A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar.

New American Oxford Dictionary

hatch

hatch 1 |haCH hætʃ | ▶noun an opening of restricted size allowing for passage from one area to another, in particular: • a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine. • an opening in the deck of a boat or ship leading to the cabin or a lower level, esp. a hold: a cargo hatch. • an opening in a ceiling leading to a loft. • an opening in a kitchen wall for serving or selling food through: a service hatch. • the rear door of a hatchback car. • short for hatchback. PHRASES down the hatch informal used in a toast; drink up. ORIGIN Old English hæcc (denoting the lower half of a divided door ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hek ‘paling, screen. ’

hatch

hatch 2 |hætʃ haCH | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (of a young bird, fish, or reptile ) emerge from its egg: ten little chicks hatched out . • (of an egg ) open and produce a young animal: eggs need to be put in a warm place to hatch. • [ with obj. ] incubate (an egg ): the eggs are best hatched under broody hens or in incubators. • [ with obj. ] cause (a young animal ) to emerge from its egg: our penguins were hatched and hand-reared here. 2 [ with obj. ] conspire to devise (a plot or plan ): the little plot that you and Sylvia hatched up last night. ▶noun a newly hatched brood: a hatch of mayflies. ORIGIN Middle English hacche; related to Swedish häcka and Danish hække.

hatch

hatch 3 |hætʃ haCH | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (in fine art and technical drawing ) shade (an area ) with closely drawn parallel lines: (as noun hatching ) : the miniaturist's use of hatching and stippling. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘inlay with strips of metal ’): from Old French hacher, from hache (see hatchet ).

hatchback

hatch back |ˈhaCHˌbak ˈhætʃˌbæk | ▶noun a car with a door across the full width at the back end that opens upward to provide easy access for loading.

hatcheck

hat check |ˈhatˌCHek ˈhætˌtʃɛk | ▶adjective of or employed in a checkroom for hats, coats, and other personal items.

hatchel

hatch el |ˈhaCHəl ˈhætʃəl | ▶noun another term for hackle ( sense 3 of the noun ). ▶verb another term for hackle. ORIGIN Middle English hechele, related to hook .

hatchery

hatch er y |ˈhaCHərē ˈhætʃəri | ▶noun ( pl. hatcheries ) a place where the hatching of fish or poultry eggs is artificially controlled for commercial purposes.

hatchet

hatch et |ˈhaCHit ˈhætʃət | ▶noun a small ax with a short handle for use in one hand. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French hachette, diminutive of hache ‘ax, ’ from medieval Latin hapia, of Germanic origin.

hatchet-faced

hatch et-faced |ˈhætʃət ˈˌfeɪst | ▶adjective informal with a narrow face and sharp features.

hatchetfish

hatch et fish |ˈhaCHitˌfiSH ˈhætʃɪtˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or hatchetfishes ) a deep-bodied laterally compressed tropical freshwater fish of the New World. It is able to fly short distances above the surface of the water by beating its broad pectoral fins. [Family Gasteropelecidae: three genera, in particular Gasteropelecus, and several species. ]

hatchet job

hatch et job |ˈhætʃət ˌʤɑb | ▶noun informal a fierce attack on someone or their work, esp. in print: the author's attempted hatchet job on the judge was totally unjustified and irresponsible.

hatchet man

hatch et man |ˈhætʃət ˈˌmæn | ▶noun informal a person employed to carry out controversial or disagreeable tasks, such as the dismissal of a number of people from employment. • a person who writes fierce attacks on others or their work. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: figuratively, from an early use denoting a hired Chinese assassin.

hatchling

hatch ling |ˈhaCHliNG ˈhætʃlɪŋ | ▶noun a young animal that has recently emerged from its egg.

hatchment

hatch ment |ˈhaCHmənt ˈhætʃmənt | ▶noun a large tablet, typically diamond-shaped, bearing the coat of arms of someone who has died, displayed in their honor. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably from obsolete French hachement, from Old French acesmement ‘adornment. ’

hatchway

hatch way |ˈhaCHˌwā ˈhætʃˌweɪ | ▶noun an opening or hatch, esp. in a ship's deck.

Oxford Dictionary

hatch

hatch 1 |hatʃ | ▶noun a small opening in a floor, wall, or roof allowing access from one area to another: a cargo hatch | a service hatch. • a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine. • the rear door of a hatchback car. • short for hatchback. PHRASES down the hatch informal used to express friendly feelings towards one's companions before drinking. under ( the ) hatches below deck in a ship. ORIGIN Old English hæcc (denoting the lower half of a divided door ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hek ‘paling, screen ’.

hatch

hatch 2 |hatʃ | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (of an egg ) open and produce a young animal: eggs need to be put in a warm place to hatch. • [ with obj. ] incubate (an egg ). • (of a young bird, fish, or reptile ) emerge from its egg: ten little chicks hatched out . • [ with obj. ] cause (a young animal ) to emerge from its egg: our penguins were hatched and hand-reared here. 2 [ with obj. ] conspire to devise (a plot or plan ): the little plot that you and Sylvia hatched up last night. ▶noun a newly hatched brood: a hatch of mayflies. PHRASES hatches, matches, and dispatches informal used to refer to the births, marriages, and deaths columns in a newspaper. ORIGIN Middle English hacche; related to Swedish häcka and Danish hække.

hatch

hatch 3 |hatʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (in fine art and technical drawing ) shade (an area ) with closely drawn parallel lines: (as noun hatching ) : the miniaturist's use of hatching and stippling. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘inlay with strips of metal ’): from Old French hacher, from hache (see hatchet ).

hatchback

hatch |back |ˈhatʃbak | ▶noun a car with a door across the full width at the back end that opens upwards to provide easy access for loading.

hatcheck

hat check |ˈhatˌCHek ˈhætˌtʃɛk | ▶adjective of or employed in a checkroom for hats, coats, and other personal items.

hatchel

hatchel |ˈhatʃ (ə )l | ▶noun another term for hackle ( sense 3 of the noun ). ▶verb another term for hackle. ORIGIN Middle English hechele, of West Germanic origin, related to hook .

hatchery

hatch |ery |ˈhatʃəri | ▶noun ( pl. hatcheries ) an installation or building in which the hatching of fish or poultry eggs is artificially controlled for commercial purposes.

hatchet

hatchet |ˈhatʃɪt | ▶noun a small axe with a short handle for use in one hand. PHRASES bury the hatchet end a quarrel or conflict and become friendly. [in allusion to an American Indian custom. ]ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French hachette, diminutive of hache ‘axe ’, from medieval Latin hapia, of Germanic origin.

hatchet-faced

hatchet-faced ▶adjective informal having a narrow face or sharp features, and a grim or hostile expression.

hatchetfish

hatchet |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or hatchetfishes ) a deep-bodied laterally compressed tropical freshwater fish of the New World. It is able to fly short distances above the surface of the water by beating its broad pectoral fins. ●Family Gasteropelecidae: three genera, in particular Gasteropelecus, and several species.

hatchet job

hatchet job ▶noun informal a fierce written attack on someone or their work.

hatchet man

hatchet man ▶noun informal a person employed to carry out controversial or disagreeable tasks, such as the dismissal of a number of people from employment. • a person who writes fierce attacks on others or their work. ORIGIN late 19th cent. (originally US ): figuratively, from an early use denoting a hired Chinese assassin.

hatchling

hatch |ling |ˈhatʃlɪŋ | ▶noun a young animal that has recently emerged from its egg.

hatchment

hatch |ment |ˈhatʃm (ə )nt | ▶noun a large tablet, typically diamond-shaped, bearing the coat of arms of someone who has died, displayed in their honour. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably from obsolete French hachement, from Old French acesmement ‘adornment ’.

hatchway

hatch |way |ˈhatʃweɪ | ▶noun an opening or hatch, especially in a ship's deck.

American Oxford Thesaurus

hatch

hatch verb 1 the duck hatched her eggs: incubate, brood. 2 the plot that you hatched up last night: devise, conceive, concoct, brew, invent, plan, design, formulate; think up, dream up; informal cook up.

hatchet

hatchet noun a small hatchet with an oak handle: ax, tomahawk, cleaver, mattock.

Oxford Thesaurus

hatch

hatch verb 1 the duck hatched a clutch of eggs: incubate, brood, sit on, cover; bring forth. 2 the little plot that you and Sylvia hatched up last night: devise, conceive, contrive, concoct, brew, invent, plan, design, formulate; think up, make up, dream up, trump up, put together; informal cook up.

hatchet

hatchet noun axe, cleaver, mattock, tomahawk; Brit. chopper. PHRASES do a hatchet job on informal I didn't want to do a hatchet job on a man when he was down: savage, attack, lambaste, condemn, criticize severely, flay, shoot down, pillory, revile; informal jump on, tear to pieces, take to pieces, take /pull apart, lay into, pitch into, hammer, slam, bash, crucify, give something a battering, roast, skewer, throw brickbats at, knock; Brit. informal slate, rubbish, slag off; N. Amer. informal bad-mouth, pummel; Austral. /NZ informal trash, bag, monster, give someone bondi; archaic excoriate, slash. ANTONYMS praise, commend, applaud.

French Dictionary

hatchback

hatchback FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour hayon.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hatch

hatch 1 /hætʃ /名詞複～es /-ɪz /C 1 (航空機の )荷積み用出入り口 , そのドア [ふた ](→airport ); (船の甲板の )昇降口 , そのドア [ふた ].2 ｟主に英｠(台所と食堂の間の )料理受渡し口 ; 半扉〘上下2段に分かれた扉の下半分〙.3 (天井床に設けた )出入り口, その上げぶた .4 水門 .b à tten down the h á tches 困難や危機に耐えられるよう準備する ; (あらしなどに備えて )船のハッチを密閉する .D ò wn the h á tch! 乾杯! (drink up ).under h á tches 1 甲板下に (監禁されて ); 見えなくなって ; 休息中で .2 死んで ; 落ちぶれて .

hatch

hatch 2 動詞他動詞 1 〈鳥などが〉〈ひな卵〉をかえす ; 孵化（ふか）させる (out ).2 〈陰謀計画など〉を企てる, もくろむ ▸ hatch a plot 陰謀を企てる .自動詞〈ひな卵が〉かえる (out ).名詞 C 卵 [ひな ]がかえること, 孵化 .

hatch

hatch 3 動詞他動詞〘製図〙〈図など〉に線影を付ける .名詞 C 〘製図〙線影, けば .

hatchback

h á tch b à ck 名詞 C ハッチバック〘後部に上方へ開くドアがある自動車〙.

hatchery

hatch er y /hǽtʃ (ə )ri /名詞複 -ies C (特に魚の )孵化（ふか）場 .

hatchet

hatch et /hǽtʃɪt /名詞 C 手おの ; (北米先住民の )まさかり .b ù ry the h á tchet 仲直りする, 戦いをやめる .形容詞〖名詞の前で〗やせて長くとがった ▸ a hatchet face やせて長くとがった顔 .～́ j ò b ｟くだけて｠(新聞やテレビなどでの不当に評判を傷つける )厳しい批判, 中傷 .～́ m à n ｟けなしてくだけて｠(人組織などに頼まれた )いやな仕事の代行人 ; 犯罪者, 殺し屋 (｟男女共用｠killer ).

hatchet-faced

h á tchet-f à ced /-t /形容詞 (顔が )とがって細い .

hatching

h á tch ing 名詞 U 線影 .

hatchment

h á tch ment 名詞 C 菱形（ひしがた）の死者の紋標 .

hatchway

h á tch w à y 名詞複～s ＝hatch 1 1 .