He squeezed into/through the 'hatch' and crawled below deck.
They 'hatched' a plot to overthrow the government.
a whiskey that goes 'down the hatch' smoothly
(..) something you liked... dudes. You rock, dude. Curl away, my son. lt's awesome, Jellyman. When the little dudes are eggs we leave them on a beach to hatch, and coo-coo-cachoo, they find their way back to the big ol' blue. - All by themselves? - Yeah! But, dude, how do you know (..)2003 Finding Nemo