frog
IPA: frˈɑg
noun
- Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
- (music) 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).
- (fishing) A type of fishing lure that resembles a frog.
- (politics, slang, derogatory, Malaysia) Defector: politician who switches to a different political party.
- (offensive) A French person.
- (Canada, offensive) A French-speaking person from Quebec.
- 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.
- Alternative form of frog (“French person”) [Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.]
verb
- To hunt or trap frogs.
- (transitive, biology) To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.
- (transitive, cooking) To spatchcock (a chicken).
- To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.
- (transitive) To unravel part of (a knitted garment) while knitting it in order to correct a mistake.
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Examples of "frog" in Sentences
- Frogs and ducks have rakes.
- The frogs bellowed all night.
- The frog's stomach was distensible.
- The project was to bisect the frog.
- The frog was dissected during class.
- Pickerel frogs are found in the creeks.
- Frogs and toads are apparently different.
- The biomes of the frog are terrestrial and freshwater.
- The common frog is plentiful, and is the only type of frog found.
- They are cousins of the aquatic frogs and live most of the time in the water.
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