frog
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
frog (plural frogs)
- A small tailless amphibian of the order Anura that typically hops.
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The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached. - (Cockney rhyming slang) Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad.
- The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.
- An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.
- (rail transport) The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).
- (amphibian: frog) frosh, frosk, frock
- (amphibian: frog or toad) pad, paddock
- (railway switch component) common crossing
- French: grenouille
- German: Frosch
- Italian: rana
- Portuguese: rã
- Russian: лягу́шка
- Spanish: rana
- French: fourchette
- German: Strahl
- Italian: fettone
- Russian: стре́лка
frog (frogs, present participle frogging; past and past participle frogged)
- To hunt or trap frogs.
- (transitive, biology) To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.
- (transitive, cooking) To spatchcock (a chicken).
frog (plural frogs)
- (offensive) A French person.
- Synonyms: baguette
- (Canada, offensive) A French-speaking person from Quebec.
- (French person) rosbif (of an English, by French)
frog (plural frogs)
- A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt.
- An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button (covered with netted thread), toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop.
- 1844, Alexander Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo:
- The visitor was about fifty-two years of age, dressed in one of the green surtouts, ornamented with black frogs, which have so long maintained their popularity all over Europe.
- 1844, Alexander Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo:
- Italian: alamaro
- Portuguese: alamar
- Russian: пе́тля
frog (frogs, present participle frogging; past and past participle frogged)
Verbfrog (frogs, present participle frogging; past and past participle frogged)
- (transitive) To unravel part of (a knitted garment) while knitting it in order to correct a mistake.
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