"egg" meaning in All languages combined

See egg on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɛɡ/ Audio: en-uk-egg.ogg [UK], en-us-egg.ogg [US] Forms: egg [singular], eggs [plural]
enPR: ĕg Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An egg is a common food that is ball-shaped and can have a baby animal inside, such as a chicken, a fish, a snake, etc.
    Sense id: simple-egg-en-noun-1eSQOYL4
  2. An egg is a cell in the female's body that can become a baby when it is joined by a male cell.
    Sense id: simple-egg-en-noun-xwqAMMLr

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɛɡ/ Audio: en-uk-egg.ogg [UK], en-us-egg.ogg [US] Forms: egg [canonical], eggs [third-person, singular], egged [past], egged [past, participle], egging [present, participle]
enPR: ĕg Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To throw eggs at something.
    Sense id: simple-egg-en-verb-LelPf9n6
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        {
          "text": "On Halloween, naughty children egg houses."
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    },
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