Schlüpfen — meaning in English

English meaning

• hatch noun A small door or opening, often in a floor, ceiling, wall, or vehicle.
• hatching noun The process of an egg producing young, or a group of animals born from eggs at the same time.

Senses

Schlüpfen is used for these senses in English:

• eclosion (biology) The emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.
• hatch (intransitive, of young animals) To emerge from an egg.
• hatch (intransitive, of eggs) To break open when a young animal emerges from it.
• hatching (zoology) The act of an egg hatching, eclosion.

hatch — full definition

1. noun A small door or opening, often in a floor, ceiling, wall, or vehicle.
2. verb For a young animal to break out of its egg, or for an egg to produce a young animal.
3. verb To plan or devise something, especially a scheme.

hatching — full definition

1. noun The process of an egg producing young, or a group of animals born from eggs at the same time.
2. noun A drawing technique using fine parallel lines to suggest shading or texture.

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