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hatch a plot against — index frame (charge falsely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hatch — [[t]hæ̱tʃ[/t]] hatches, hatching, hatched 1) V ERG When a baby bird, insect, or other animal hatches, or when it is hatched, it comes out of its egg by breaking the shell. As soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest burrow... [be V ed]… … English dictionary
plot — Synonyms and related words: acreage, acres, action, allotment, anagnorisis, angle, anticipate, approach, architectonics, architecture, area, argument, arrange, art, artful dodge, artifice, atmosphere, await, background, be destined, be fated, be… … Moby Thesaurus
hatch — Synonyms and related words: French door, angle, archway, autolithograph, back door, barway, be a printmaker, be born, be gravid, be illegitimate, be knocked up, be pregnant, be with child, beget, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, brand,… … Moby Thesaurus
hatch — hatch1 [ hætʃ ] verb 1. ) hatch or hatch out intransitive or transitive if a baby bird, fish, insect, etc. hatches or is hatched, it comes out of its egg and is born: Eleven chicks have been hatched since July. Mosquito larvae are hatching in the … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hatch — hatch1 [hætʃ] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Origin unknown] 1.) also hatch out [I and T] if an egg hatches, or if it is hatched, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc come out ▪ The eggs take three days to hatch. 2.) also hatch out [I and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
plot — I UK [plɒt] / US [plɑt] noun Word forms plot : singular plot plural plots ** 1) [countable/uncountable] literature a series of related events that make up the main story in a book, film etc. A second, less important story in the same book or film … English dictionary
hatch — 1 verb 1 also hatch out (I, T) if an egg hatches or is hatched, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc come out: The eggs take three days to hatch. 2 also hatch out (I, T) if a young bird, insect etc hatches or is hatched, it comes out of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
plot — plot1 [ plat ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a series of related events that make up the main story in a book, movie, etc. A second, less important story in the same book or movie is called a subplot. 2. ) count a secret plan to do something bad … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hatch — I. /hætʃ / (say hach) verb (t) 1. to bring forth (young) from the egg. 2. to cause young to emerge from (the egg). 3. to contrive; devise; concoct: to hatch a plot. –verb (i) 4. to be hatched. –noun 5. the act of hatching. 6. that which is… …
