FROG

frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian

(noun) any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

frog

(noun) a decorative loop of braid or cord

frog, Gaul

(noun) a person of French descent

frog

(verb) hunt frogs for food

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

frog (plural frogs)

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.

(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).

Synonyms

• (amphibian: frog): frosh, frosk

• (amphibian: frog or toad): pad, paddock

• (railway switch component): common crossing

Verb

frog (third-person singular simple present frogs, present participle frogging, simple 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).

Etymology 2

Noun

frog (plural frogs)

(offensive) A French person.

Synonym: baguette

(Canada, offensive) A French-speaking person from Quebec.

Etymology 3

Noun

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.

Verb

frog (third-person singular simple present frogs, present participle frogging, simple past and past participle frogged)

To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.

Etymology 4

Verb

frog (third-person singular simple present frogs, present participle frogging, simple past and past participle frogged)

(transitive) To unravel part of (a knitted garment) while knitting it in order to correct a mistake.

Noun

Frog (plural Frogs)

(derogatory) Alternative form of frog (“French person”)

Source: Wiktionary

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Frog, n. Etym: [AS. froggu, frocga a frog (in sensel); akin to D. vorsch, OHG. frosk, G. frosch, Icel. froskr, fraukr, Sw. & Dan. frö.]

Definition: 1. (Zoöl.) An amphibious animal of the genus Rana and related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud notes in the springtime.

Note: The edible frog of Europe (Rana esculenta) is extensively used as food; the American bullfrog (R. Catesbiana) is remarkable for its great size and loud voice.

2. Etym: [Perh. akin to E. fork, cf. frush frog of a horse.] (Anat.)

Definition: The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other animals; the fourchette.

3. (Railroads)

Definition: A supporting plate having raised ribs that form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where one track branches from another or crosses it.

4. Etym: [Cf. fraco of wool or silk, L. floccus, E. frock.]

Definition: An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole.

5. The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword. Cross frog (Railroads), a frog adapted for tracks that cross at right angles.

– Frog cheese, a popular name for a large puffball.

– Frog eater, one who eats frogs; -- a term of contempt applied to a Frenchman by the vulgar class of English.

– Frog fly. (Zoöl.) See Frog hopper.

– Frog hopper (Zoöl.), a small, leaping, hemipterous insect living on plants. The larvæ are inclosed are frothy liquid called cuckoo spit or frog spit.

– Frog lily (Bot.), the yellow water lily (Nuphar).

– Frog spit (Zoöl.), the frothy exudation of the frog hopper; -- called also frog spittle. See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo.

Frog, v. t.

Definition: To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See Frog, n., 4.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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