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egg
verb
to
throw
eggs
at
someone
or
something
,
often
as
a
prank
or
protest
•
Teenagers
egged
the
abandoned
house
on
Halloween
night
.
Teenagers
egged
the
abandoned
house
on
Halloween
night
.
•
Protesters
threatened
to
egg
the
politician
’
s
car
if
he
ignored
their
demands
.
Protesters
threatened
to
egg
the
politician
’
s
car
if
he
ignored
their
demands
.
Early
20th-century
American
slang
,
extending
the
noun
sense
of
‘
egg
’
used
as
a
missile
.
beg
verb
-
beg
,
begging
,
begs
,
begged
to
ask
someone
earnestly
or
humbly
for
something
you
want
or
need
•
I
beg
you
,
please
stay
safe
tonight
.
I
beg
you
,
please
stay
safe
tonight
.
•
The
student
begged
the
teacher
for
an
extension
on
the
project
.
The
student
begged
the
teacher
for
an
extension
on
the
project
.
From
Middle
English
‘
beggen
’,
likely
a
back-formation
from
‘
beggar
’,
influenced
by
Old
French
‘
bega
’,
meaning
‘
a
mendicant
’.
verb
-
beg
,
begging
,
begs
,
begged
to
ask
people
for
money
,
food
,
or
help
because
you
are
poor
•
After
losing
his
job
,
he
had
to
beg
on
the
streets
for
spare
change
.
After
losing
his
job
,
he
had
to
beg
on
the
streets
for
spare
change
.
•
A
thin
old
woman
was
begging
outside
the
station
with
a
small
paper
cup
.
A
thin
old
woman
was
begging
outside
the
station
with
a
small
paper
cup
.
Same
origin
as
the
general
verb
sense
,
but
specialized
over
time
to
refer
to
asking
for
alms
.
