dictionary.ptto egg on / to provokeverbcolloquialuncommon/ɐtiˈkaɾ/a·ti·carPortuguêsEnglishEspañolFrançaisDefinition1(Colloquial) To stimulate, incite, provoke (a person or animal).Usage examples“Don't provoke the dog, it might bite.”“He was just egging on his colleague to see his reaction.”Synonymsinciteprovokestir upAntonymscalmpacifyCommon combinationsto provoke someoneto egg on a dogto stir up an argument
(Colloquial) To stimulate, incite, provoke (a person or animal).Usage examples“Don't provoke the dog, it might bite.”“He was just egging on his colleague to see his reaction.”Synonymsinciteprovokestir upAntonymscalmpacifyCommon combinationsto provoke someoneto egg on a dogto stir up an argument