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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