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Meaning ofeggin English

egg

us//ɛg//uk//ɛg//

Pluraleggs
Past Tenseegged
Participle Verbegging
Third Person Singulareggs

Definitions

Noun
1. a spherical body produced by animals; containing an embryo
2. edible egg of a domestic fowl; used as food
3. a domestic bird's edible egg; food ingredient
  The chef carefully cracked an egg into the mixing bowl.
4. a spherical body housing an embryo
  The biologist studied the egg of a rare insect under the microscope.
5. a domestic fowl's egg used as food
  The recipe required two eggs as a key ingredient.
6. a membrane-bound reproductive body
  The scientist examined the egg of a parasite under the microscope.
Verb
1. to throw eggs at someone
  The protesters began to egg the politician's car with rotten eggs.
2. to coat food with beaten egg
  The chef learned to egg the bread rolls before baking them.
3. to collect wild birds' eggs
  The park ranger helped visitors learn how to egg carefully in the forest.
4. to collect wild bird eggs
  The conservation team went out to egg in the protected nature reserve.
5. to conceive a child recklessly; without planning
  The young couple did not plan to egg at that time.
6. to throw eggs as a form of protest
  The angry crowd began to egg the building with eggs.
7. to coat with egg; for sticking
  The artist learned to egg the paper mache sculpture for a smoother finish.
8. to distort a shape; into an oval form
  The engineer had to egg the metal sheet to create a curved surface.
9. to encourage or incite someone
  The crowd began to egg the protesters on with chants and cheers.

Compounds / Phrases

eggcrate eggcup eggless eggshell eggshells goose egg egg on egg white eggbeater egg-shaped hundred-year egg preserved egg thousand-year egg thousand-year-old egg eggbeaters egg-stone