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hatch

verb [T] (PLAN)
 
 
/hætʃ/

Definition

to make a plan, especially a secret plan: It was in August of 1978 that the Bolton brothers hatched their plot to kill their parents.Plotting and trappingPlanning, expecting and arrangingCheating and trickingPlanning, expecting and arrangingPlotting and trapping
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