noun
a round or oval object that is produced by a female bird and that contains a baby bird
verb
to encourage or urge someone to do something, especially something that is foolish or risky
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She tried to egg on the students to participate in the class discussion.
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He kept trying to egg on his friends to go skydiving with him.
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I could tell she was trying to egg on her brother to start a fight.
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The coach's speech really egged on the team to play their best in the championship game.