egg on

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verb

urge on;
cause to act (Freq. 1)
- The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window
• Syn:
prod, incite
• Derivationally related forms:
incitement (for: incite), incitation (for: incite), inciter (for: incite), prod (for: prod), prodding (for: prod)
• Hyponyms:
goose, halloo, goad
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody