egg

1. (transitive)To throw (especially rotten) eggs (noun sense 1.1.1) at (someone or something).

   The angry demonstrators egged the riot police.

   The students were caught egging the principal’s car as a prank.

   throw eggs at

2. (transitive)To inadvertently or intentionally distort (the circular cross-section of something, such as tube) to an elliptical or oval shape.

   After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise.

3. (transitive)To coat (a food ingredient) with or dip (a food ingredient) in beaten egg (noun sense 1.1.1) during the process of preparing a dish.

   coat with beaten egg

4. (intransitive)To collect the eggs (noun sense 1.1) of wild birds.

5. (England, dialectal, intransitive, vulgar)To conceive a child, especially recklessly.

   I was out with my girlfriend in Birmingham, when some colorful local told us not to egg.

6. (transitive)To encourage, incite, or urge (someone).

   anfeuern, anstacheln, antreiben

1. We buy eggs by the dozen.

   Ми купуємо яйця дюжинами. — rozmaita

   ruМы покупаем яйца дюжинами. — marafon

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2. How would you like your eggs?

   Як тобі приготувати яйця? — deniko

   ruКак Вам приготовить яйца? — al_ex_an_der

   deWie willst du deine Eier? — MUIRIEL

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3. I usually eat eggs for breakfast.

   Я зазвичай їм на сніданок яйця. — deniko

   ruОбычно я на завтрак ем яйца. — marafon

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4. I always have eggs for breakfast.

   На сніданок я завжди їм яйця. — deniko

   ruНа завтрак я всегда ем яйца. — marafon

   deZum Frühstück esse ich immer ein Ei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Where did Tom get these eggs?

   Звідкиля у Тома ці яйця? — deniko

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