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egg [1] 
  n 
1 the oval or round reproductive body laid by the females of birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, and some other animals, consisting of a developing embryo, its food store, and sometimes jelly or albumen, all surrounded by an outer shell or membrane 
2  (Also called)  egg cell any female gamete; ovum 
3 the egg of the domestic hen used as food 
4 something resembling an egg, esp. in shape or in being in an early stage of development 
5 ♦ good (or bad) egg 
Old-fashioned informal 
a a good (or bad) person 
b an exclamation of delight (or dismay) 
6 ♦ lay an egg 
Slang  (chiefly U.S. and Canadian) 
a to make a joke or give a performance, etc., that fails completely 
b (of a joke, performance, etc.) to fail completely; flop 
7 ♦ put or have all one's eggs in one basket to stake everything on a single venture 
8 ♦ teach one's grandmother to suck eggs to presume to teach someone something that he knows already 
9 ♦ with egg on one's face 
Informal made to look ridiculous 
  vb tr 
10 to dip (food) in beaten egg before cooking 
11  (U.S.) 
informal to throw eggs at 
  (C14: from Old Norse egg; related to Old English æg, Old High German ei) 

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