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What does egg mean?

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Noun
  1. (zoology, countable) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The egg of a domestic fowl (especially a hen) or its contents, used as food.
  3. (biology) The female primary cell, the ovum.
  4. Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.
  5. A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury.
  6. (pejorative) A person of Caucasian (Western) ancestry, who has a strong desire to learn about and immerse themself in East Asian culture, and/or such a person who is perceived as behaving as if they were Asian (from the "white" outside and "yellow" inside).
  7. (pejorative) A foolish or obnoxious person.
  8. (informal) A person, fellow.
Verb
  1. To throw eggs at.
  2. To dip in or coat with beaten egg (cooking).
  3. To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
Verb
  1. (egg on) To encourage, incite.
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