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Frog vs Goat - What's the difference?

frog | goat |

In transitive terms the difference between frog and goat

is that frog is to unravel (a knitted garment) while goat is to scapegoat.

As nouns the difference between frog and goat

is that frog is a small tailless amphibian of the order Anura that typically hops while goat is a mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra.

As verbs the difference between frog and goat

is that frog is to hunt or trap frogs while goat is to allow goats to feed on.

frog

English

(wikipedia frog) (commons)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), ).J.P. Mallory & D.Q. Adams, eds, Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture , s.v. "Jump" (London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997), 323. See also (l), (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small tailless amphibian of the order Anura that typically hops
  • 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
  • The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof)
  • An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole.
  • The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword.
    • Synonyms
    * frosh, frosk, frock * pad, paddock * (railway switch component) common crossing
    Derived terms
    (Derived terms) * * * bush frog * clawed frog * common frog * Darwin's frog * disc-tongued frog * edible frog * * * fine as frog hair, finer than frog hair * Frog (metathesis: > Gorf) * frog belly * frogbit * frog chorus * frogeater, frog eater * frogeye * frogeyed * frog face * frogfish * frogged * froggery * frogging * froggish * froggy * Froggy * froghopper * a frog in one’s throat * frog kick * frog kingdom * frog legs * froglike * * frogly * frogman * frogmarch, frog-march * frogmouth * frog orchid * frogpond, frog pond * frog pose * The Frog Prince * Frog Prince * frog's-bit * frog's legs * frogspawn, frog spawn * frog spit * frog spittle * frog sticker * frogstool * ghost frog * glass frog * * Kermit the Frog (metathesis: > Kermit the Forg, Kermit the Gorf, Kermit the Grof) * The Leap-Frog * leapfrog, leap-frog * leapfrogged, leap-frogged * leapfrogging * leapfrog test, leap-frog test, leap frog test * litter frog * male frog test * * marsupial frog * moss frog * * painted frog * parsley frog * poison dart frog * * screeching frog * sedge frog * * shovelnose frog * tailed frog * tongueless frog * tree frog * Tukeit Hill frog * * true frog
    References
    See also
    * amphibian * * tadpole * toad *

    Verb

    (frogg)
  • To hunt or trap frogs.
  • To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.
    • Derived terms
    * frog stitch

    Etymology 2

    From (m), stereotypical food of the French. Compare , from (m), corresponding French term for English, likewise based on stereotypical food.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (offensive) A French person
  • (Canada, offensive) A French-speaking person from Quebec
    • Antonyms
    * (French person) (l)

    References

    *

    Etymology 3

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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 a button, toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop

    • Verb

    (frogg)
  • To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs

    • Etymology 4

    Supposedly from sounding similar to "rip it".

    Verb

    (frogg)
  • To unravel (a knitted garment).
    • References
    English ethnic slurs English informal demonyms ----

    goat

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia goat) (en noun)
  • A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus'', and similar species of the genus ''Capra .
  • (slang) A lecherous man.
  • * etymology: from the slang term "horny as a goat"
  • (informal) A scapegoat.
  • * 2008 , "Tigers already miss Jones", in Royal Oak Daily Tribune (Michigan), Aug 6, 2008
    • Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.
  • * 1997 , "", Game 7, bottom 11th inning, TV broadcast on NBC Sports, early morning October 27, 1997; words by Bob Costas
    • Tony Fernández, who has worn hero's laurels throughout the postseason including earlier in this seventh game of the World Series, now cruel as it may seem, perhaps being fitted for goat horns.
  • Nickname for the Pontiac GTO

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Holonyms

    * (group of goats) tribe, herd

    Derived terms

    * act the goat * billygoat * get one's goat * goat's breath * goatfish * goatee * goatherd * goatish * goatpox * mountain goat * scapegoat

    See also

    * chevon * ewe * herd * hircine * kid * ram * tribe *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To allow goats to feed on.
  • * 1918 , Agricultural Experiment Station, Director's Biennial Report - Page 51
    • Rape and clover has yielded 283 sheep days of pasture, practically dry weather For the coming year it is planned to goat this area continuously
  • To scapegoat.
  • * 2001 , "A worthy Rusch to judgment", in USA Today , July 15, 2001
    • John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn't blow a save

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