1. a service or facility where coats, hats, and other outerwear are left temporarily for safekeeping, typically in a restaurant, theater, or nightclub
2. a ticket or token given to a customer as proof of deposit when leaving an item at a hatcheck
3. a person employed to manage a hatcheck service

1. to leave (a coat, hat, or other item) at a hatcheck service

Examples

• We left our coats at the hatcheck before entering the restaurant.
• The hatcheck attendant handed me a numbered ticket for my jacket.
• Don't forget to pick up your coat from the hatcheck before you leave.
• She worked as a hatcheck girl at the upscale hotel.
• I'll hatcheck my coat so I don't have to carry it around all evening.