adj, verb, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of hatch form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Fired from one's job for violating the Hatch Act of 1939, which prohibits civil-service employees in the executive branch of the federal government from engaging in certain political activities. US, colloquial, not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines wordnet
2. 2
   emerged from an egg wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bornbearingcalvedcastconcoctedcooked-up

Example

More examples

"Are you counting your chickens before they are hatched?"

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