Noun a horizontal door in a floor or ceiling. a passageway between the decks of a ship. a small doorway, especially in an aircraft or spacecraft. Translations German: Luke f Verb Intransitive (of young animals) to emerge from an egg. (of eggs) to break open when a young animal emerges from it. Translations German: auskriechen Transitive to cause to hatch. to devise. (hatch a plan) Translations German: brüten, ausbrüten