frog
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
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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).
