hatched

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adjective

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.

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borncrosshatchedshaded
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Meanings

hatched1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of hatch

Hatched2

adjectiveHatched (not comparable)
  1. UScolloquialnot comparablegovernmentFired 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveemerged from an egg

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born

adjectiveshaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines

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crosshatchedshaded
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bornshaded

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

hatched. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatched

MLA

“hatched.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatched. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hatched,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatched.

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