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hatched

/hˈætʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
hatched
IPA
/hˈætʃt/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of hatch

adj

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.

American usage; Colloquial

Usage

Derived Forms

nonhatched prehatched unhatched

Synonyms

crosshatched

Rhymes With

attached matched detached dispatched scratched snatched patched unmatched thatched latched mismatched unattached

Questions

How do you pronounce hatched?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈætʃt/.
What does hatched mean?
simple past and past participle of hatch

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