frog (frôg, fr g)n. 1. Any of numerous tailless, aquatic, semiaquatic, or terrestrial amphibians of the order Anura and especially of the family Ranidae, characteristically having a smooth moist skin, webbed feet, and long hind legs adapted for leaping. 2. A wedge-shaped, horny prominence in the sole of a horse's hoof. 3. A loop fastened to a belt to hold a tool or weapon. 4. An ornamental looped braid or cord with a button or knot for fastening the front of a garment. 5. A device on intersecting railroad tracks that permits wheels to cross the junction. 6. A spiked or perforated device used to support stems in a flower arrangement. 7. The nut of a violin bow. 8. Informal Hoarseness or phlegm in the throat. 9. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a French person. [Middle English frogge, from Old English frogga.] |
Frog [frɒg], Froggy [ˈfrɒgɪ]
n pl Frogs, Froggies
a derogatory word for a French person
frog1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any insectivorous anuran amphibian of the family Ranidae, such as Rana temporaria of Europe, having a short squat tailless body with a moist smooth skin and very long hind legs specialized for hopping
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar amphibians of related families, such as the tree frog Related adj batrachian
3. any spiked or perforated object used to support plant stems in a flower arrangement
4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a recess in a brick to reduce its weight
(Medicine / Pathology)
a frog in one's throat phlegm on the vocal cords that affects one's speech
vb frogs, frogging, frogged
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) (intr) to hunt or catch frogs
[Old English frogga; related to Old Norse froskr, Old High German forsk]
froggy adj
frog2
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) (often plural) a decorative fastening of looped braid or cord, as on the front of a 19th-century military uniform
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a loop or other attachment on a belt to hold the scabbard of a sword, etc.
3. (Music / Instruments) Music another name (esp US and Canadian) for nut [11]
[perhaps ultimately from Latin floccus tuft of hair, flock2]
frog3
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a tough elastic horny material in the centre of the sole of a horse's foot
[of uncertain origin]
frog4
n
(Transport / Railways) a grooved plate of iron or steel placed to guide train wheels over an intersection of railway lines
[of uncertain origin; perhaps a special use of frog1]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial speciesamphibian - cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form ranid, true frog - insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs leptodactylid, leptodactylid frog - toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal robber frog - small terrestrial frog of tropical America barking frog, Hylactophryne augusti, robber frog - of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's bark crapaud, Leptodactylus pentadactylus, South American bullfrog - large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog tree frog, tree-frog - any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes Ascaphus trui, bell toad, ribbed toad, tailed frog, tailed toad - western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ Liopelma hamiltoni - primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet true toad - tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin Alytes obstetricans, obstetrical toad, midwife toad - European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch Alytes cisternasi, midwife toad - similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians Bombina bombina, fire-bellied toad - toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches mixed with black on its underside spadefoot, spadefoot toad - a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot tree frog, tree toad, tree-frog - arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America Gastrophryne olivacea, western narrow-mouthed toad - small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America eastern narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis - small toad of southeastern United States sheep frog - mostly of Central America tongueless frog - almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South America South American poison toad - a South American toad |
| 2. |  frog - a person of French descent | |
| 3. | frog - a decorative loop of braid or cord adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness | |
| Verb | 1. | frog - hunt frogs for food |
frog noun see amphibians
Translations
frog:
frog1
frog2
frog kick
n → Beinschlag m → beim Brustschwimmen
frogman
n → Froschmann m
frogmarch
vt (Brit) → (ab)schleppen (inf), → (weg)schleifen; (= carry) → zu viert wegtragen; they froged him in → sie schleppten ihn herein (inf)
frogs’ legs
pl (Cook) → Froschschenkel pl
frogspawn
n → Froschlaich m
frog1
n
frog2
n (= fastening) → Paspelverschluss m
frog [frɒg] n → rana
to have a frog in one's throat → avere la voce rauca
frog [frɒg] n → rana
to have a frog in one's throat → avere la voce rauca
to have a frog in one's throat → avere la voce rauca
frog [frɒg] n → rana
to have a frog in one's throat → avere la voce rauca
n frog [frog]
a small jumping animal, without a tail, that lives on land and in water. padda ضِفْدَع жаба žába frø der Frosch βάτραχος rana konn قورباغه sammakko grenouille צְפַרדֵע मेंढक žaba béka kodok froskur rana かえる 개구리 varlė varde katak kikker frosk żaba rA broască лягушка žaba žaba žaba groda กบ kurbağa 蛙 жаба مینڈک con ếch 蛙
n frogman
an underwater swimmer who uses breathing apparatus and flippers. vinduiker ضِفْدَع بَشَري леководолаз žabí muž (potápěč) frømand der Froschmann βατραχάνθρωπος hombre rana akvalangist غواص sammakkomies homme-grenouille צוֹלֶלָן गोताखोर covjek-žaba békaember manusia katak froskmaður, sundkafari sommozzatore 潜水夫 잠수부 akvalangininkas akvalangists penyelam kikvorsman froskemann, dykker płetwonurek homem-rA scafandru легководолаз žabí muž človek žaba čovek žaba grodman มนุษย์กบ kurbağa adam 蛙人 водолаз زیر آب تیرنے والا تیراک جو آکسیجن اور دیگر لوازمات سے لیس ہوتا ہے người nhái 蛙人
frog → ضفدع žába frø Frosch βάτραχος rana sammakko grenouille žaba rana カエル 개구리 kikker frosk żaba rã, sapo лягушка groda กบ kurbağa con ếch 青蛙
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