English verb: egg on | |||
1. | egg on (contact) urge on; cause to act | ||
Samples | The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window. | ||
Synonyms | incite, prod | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | goad, goose, halloo | ||