Verb (used with object) : to hatch a scheme. From Dictionary.com.
The Storm Prediction Center has what we call a hatched area, which means a pretty good chance of seeing some of that action later on today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2008] Reference
Schindewolf "The first bird hatched from a reptilian egg.". From Wordnik.com. [An Important Message] Reference
This criss-cross way of cutting results in hatched (meshed) slices. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-11-01] Reference
When first it is hatched from the spawn by the warmth of the season, it resembles. From Wordnik.com. [Canto I] Reference
A proper monster, hatched from a proper egg, Charles was neither fabrication nor delusional invention. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2008 » October : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
Lots of tacky teal, fluorescent orange and a mascot that looks like he was hatched from a Rod Serling nightmare. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Marlins baseball is sink or swim] Reference
My first year out of university, my first experiences of financial independence, that sense of having finally hatched from the egg. From Wordnik.com. [On Reading Zen « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
In reality, the idea hatched in the mind of drummer Mirka Rantanen, 38, a veteran. From Wordnik.com. [China Post Online - Taiwan , News , Taiwan newspaper] Reference
Recently he expressed concern about the way he was "hatched". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
Brian Grazer, who "hatched" the idea, will produce with Vaughn and his Wild West Picture Show company. From Wordnik.com. [Ron Howard Directing a Vince Vaughn Infidelity Comedy Next « FirstShowing.net] Reference
As a matter of fact, check out the amount of Catholic priests that are being "hatched" and sent to the U.S. and beyond!. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton in Liberia for meeting with president] Reference
She was encased in an egg, then "hatched" onstage to perform the dance tune. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
But I think we're counting our chickens before they are hatched, which is foolish. ". From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Midshipman Easy] Reference
I don’t recall someone coming up with the term, or a precise moment when the idea hatched. From Wordnik.com. [I’m Working on That] Reference
He is counting chickens before they're hatched, which isn't a good business principle, I'd have you to know. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Prince of Graustark] Reference
She refers to herself as being "hatched" rather than born, and can easily chat about facts and statistics of just about any animal. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories] Reference
When she "hatched," she seemed to have turned into Madonna, circa 1987, as she sashayed across the stage to her new song "Born This Way.". From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
Our "hatched" areas were originally from GIS data - yep its funny how you incorporate a new software but maintain your old "ACAD" workflows. From Wordnik.com. [All Discussion Groups: Message List - root]
And it's nothing like the plan being hatched in Washington. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawk Takes Flight] Reference
The notion for the show was hatched by Muppeteer Jim Henson. From Wordnik.com. [A Megalosaurus Hit?] Reference
To that end, Obama has hatched a plan for governing in public. From Wordnik.com. [The Theater of Big Change] Reference
From them, it appears, much of the universe may have hatched. From Wordnik.com. [Witness At The Creation] Reference
In China, plans this grand would be hatched by the Communist Party. From Wordnik.com. [Cover: India's Mr. Big] Reference
But it, and thousands of other follies, are hardly hatched in secret. From Wordnik.com. [Fly Me, Air Uncle Sam] Reference
Instead, she and the 51-year-old Medina hatched a scheme to pressure Cosby. From Wordnik.com. [No Laughing Matter] Reference
And the baby (named Baby, of course) isn't just born, he's freshly hatched. From Wordnik.com. [Prehistoric Moments] Reference
The new schedule also ruins a clever preelection scheme Sarkozy had hatched. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Man Walking?] Reference
In Germany, where the 9-11 plots were hatched, law enforcement is a loose patchwork. From Wordnik.com. [How He'll Haunt Us] Reference
Plans were hatched at least twice to arrest him, only to be canceled at the last minute. From Wordnik.com. ['WE ARE YOUR MARTYRS'] Reference
Executives hatched misguided expansions crafted to overtake Toyota as Japan's top automaker. From Wordnik.com. [Can This Company Be Saved?] Reference
After the war Kovner and his Avengers hatched a plan to poison 8,000 Nazis imprisoned at Stalag 13 in Nuremberg. From Wordnik.com. [A Final Mission] Reference
Communist Party mandarins have branded the turmoil a plot hatched by the Dalai Lama to sabotage the August games. From Wordnik.com. [Desperate Devotion] Reference
MAYBE ONE OF THE REASONS "Wolf" turned out so well is that it wasn't hatched in the usual high-concept Hollywood way. From Wordnik.com. [Jack Cries Wolf] Reference
"We're not saying people shouldn't be able to drive a nice car," says Sally Hindman, who hatched the fund-raising idea. From Wordnik.com. [Ticket To Irritation] Reference
When Gap CEO Mickey Drexler hatched the concept, however, no one catering to the bargain shopper paid much attention to atmosphere. From Wordnik.com. [Downscale Moves Up] Reference
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