EGG

_I _n. 1> яйцо; - soft-boiled egg - lightly boiled egg - hard-boiled egg - ham and eggs 2> _воен. _жарг. бомба; граната 3> _биол. яйцеклетка - in the egg to crush in the egg подавить в зародыше, пресечь в корне - bad egg - good egg; to teach your grandmother to suck eggs - не учи ученого; яйца курицу не учат; as full as an egg - битком набитый _II _v. 1> смазывать яйцом 2> забрасывать тухлыми яйцами 3> науськивать, подстрекать (тж. egg on) His family egged Jim on to enter the race. Jim would not have entered the race if his family had not egged him.