HATCH


Meaning of HATCH in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ closed , open

Leave the ~ open.

▪ access , escape

▪ serving ( esp. BrE )

She opened the serving ~ and put the soup on the counter.

▪ kitchen , loft (both BrE )

VERB + HATCH

▪ lift , open , raise

She lifted the ~ and slid it away from the opening.

▪ batten down , close , shut

They battened down the ~es and prepared for the storm.

He ordered the ~es to be closed.

PREPOSITION

▪ through a/the ~

They got out through the escape ~.

▪ ~ between

a ~ between the kitchen and the dining room

▪ ~ to

a ~ to the dining room

II.

verb

Hatch is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ egg , ↑ fish

Hatch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ egg , ↑ plan , ↑ plot , ↑ scheme

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .