Definition of "egg"
- noun
An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals housing the embryo during its development.
The egg of a domestic fowl as an item of food.
The contents of one or more (hen's usually) eggs as a culinary ingredient, etc.
The female primary cell, the ovum.
Something shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.
A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury.
(pejorative) A foolish or obnoxious person.
In terms such as good egg, bad egg, tough egg etc., a person, fellow.
- verb
To throw eggs at.
To dip in or coat with beaten egg (cooking).
To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
To encourage, incite.
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