egg on
Definition of egg on
: to urge or encourage (someone) to do something that is usually foolish or dangerous He continued to take off his clothes while the crowd egged him on.
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eggplay
: the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and especially by the common domestic chicken
: its contents used as food
: an animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum together with its nutritive and protective envelopes and having the capacity to develop into a new individual capable of independent existence
: to cover with egg
: to pelt with eggs
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