frog

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /fɹɒɡ/ (US) IPA(key): /fɹɑɡ/, /fɹɔɡ/ Rhymes: -ɒɡ, -ɔːɡ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English frogge, from Old English frocga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”). Cognate with Old Norse frauki, and Old English frox, frosc, whence Modern English frosh and frosk (“frog”). Possibly related to Saterland Frisian Poage (“frog”), German Low German Pogg, Pogge (“frog”). Sense 5 (organ on a horse's hoof) is a calque of Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos). ==== Alternative forms ==== frock (dialectal) frosk (dialectal) frosh (dialectal) ==== Noun ==== frog (plural frogs) 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) Synonym of road; clipping of less common 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. Coordinate term: sole (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). Synonym: common crossing (rail transport) The part of a railroad overhead wire used to redirect a trolley pole from one wire to another at switches. (fishing) A type of fishing lure that resembles a frog. (politics, slang, derogatory, Malaysia) Defector: politician who switches to a different political party. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== frosh (dialectal) ===== Descendants ===== → Esperanto: frogo → Hawaiian: poloka → Irish: frog ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== ==== 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). (intransitive) To lie sprawled out like a frog; sploot. ===== Derived terms ===== frog stitch === Etymology 2 === From frog legs, stereotypical food of the French. Compare Kraut (“German person”) and French rosbif (“English person”) (from roast beef), with similar food etymologies. ==== Noun ==== frog (plural frogs) (derogatory, ethnic slur) A French person. Synonyms: baguette, cheese-eating surrender monkey, Frencher, Frenchy (Canada, offensive) A French-speaking person from Quebec. ===== Alternative forms ===== Frog ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== Frenchie ==== Further reading ==== “frog”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Etymology 3 === Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Portuguese froco (“flock”), from Latin floccus (“flock”). ==== 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, toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop. A device used to secure stems in a floral arrangement, also called a flower frog or kenzan. ===== Translations ===== ==== 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 === Supposedly from ribbit (“sound made by a frog”) sounding similar to “rip it”. ==== Verb ==== frog (third-person singular simple present frogs, present participle frogging, simple past and past participle frogged) (ambitransitive) To unravel part of (a knitted garment), either to correct a mistake or to reclaim the thread or yarn. === Etymology 5 === Probably a minced oath alteration of fuck. ==== Verb ==== frog (third-person singular simple present frogs, present participle frogging, simple past and past participle frogged) (ambitransitive, slang, mildly vulgar) To have sex with; fuck. === Further reading === Category:frogs on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons frog on Wikiquote.Wikiquote frog on Wikinews.Wikinews “frog”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “frog”, in Collins English Dictionary. “frog”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “frog”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “frog”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “frog, n.1 & adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “frog, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “frog, n.2”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “frog, n.3”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “frog, n.4”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “frog”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Irish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English frog. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fˠɾˠɔɡ] === Noun === frog m or f (genitive singular froig, nominative plural froganna) frog (amphibian; organ in a horse’s foot) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “frog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “frog”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “frog”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Volapük == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fɾoɡ] === Noun === frog (nominative plural frogs) frog (amphibian) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== bufod (“toad”) mafib (“amphibian”) nim (“animal”) rosip (“toad”) vatanim (“aquatic animal”)