frog·march

(frôg′märch′, frŏg′-)

v. frog·marched, frog·march·ing, frog·march·es

To force (someone) to walk forward by pinning the arms and pushing from behind.

[From earlier frog's march, a police method of carrying a drunken or unruly person, who is suspended face downwards above the ground by four police officers each holding one limb and carried in a splayed position resembling a frog.]

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frogmarch

(ˈfrɒɡˌmɑːtʃ)

1. a method of carrying a resisting person in which each limb is held by one person and the victim is carried horizontally and face downwards

2. any method of making a resisting person move forward against his will

(tr) to carry in a frogmarch or cause to move forward unwillingly

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

frog•march

(ˈfrɒgˌmɑrtʃ, ˈfrɔg-)

v.t.

to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned behind the back.

frogmarch

Past participle: frogmarched
Gerund: frogmarching

Imperative
frogmarch
frogmarch

Present
I frogmarch
you frogmarch
he/she/it frogmarches
we frogmarch
you frogmarch
they frogmarch

Preterite
I frogmarched
you frogmarched
he/she/it frogmarched
we frogmarched
you frogmarched
they frogmarched

Present Continuous
I am frogmarching
you are frogmarching
he/she/it is frogmarching
we are frogmarching
you are frogmarching
they are frogmarching

Present Perfect
I have frogmarched
you have frogmarched
he/she/it has frogmarched
we have frogmarched
you have frogmarched
they have frogmarched

Past Continuous
I was frogmarching
you were frogmarching
he/she/it was frogmarching
we were frogmarching
you were frogmarching
they were frogmarching

Past Perfect
I had frogmarched
you had frogmarched
he/she/it had frogmarched
we had frogmarched
you had frogmarched
they had frogmarched

Future
I will frogmarch
you will frogmarch
he/she/it will frogmarch
we will frogmarch
you will frogmarch
they will frogmarch

Future Perfect
I will have frogmarched
you will have frogmarched
he/she/it will have frogmarched
we will have frogmarched
you will have frogmarched
they will have frogmarched

Future Continuous
I will be frogmarching
you will be frogmarching
he/she/it will be frogmarching
we will be frogmarching
you will be frogmarching
they will be frogmarching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been frogmarching
you have been frogmarching
he/she/it has been frogmarching
we have been frogmarching
you have been frogmarching
they have been frogmarching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been frogmarching
you will have been frogmarching
he/she/it will have been frogmarching
we will have been frogmarching
you will have been frogmarching
they will have been frogmarching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been frogmarching
you had been frogmarching
he/she/it had been frogmarching
we had been frogmarching
you had been frogmarching
they had been frogmarching

Conditional
I would frogmarch
you would frogmarch
he/she/it would frogmarch
we would frogmarch
you would frogmarch
they would frogmarch

Past Conditional
I would have frogmarched
you would have frogmarched
he/she/it would have frogmarched
we would have frogmarched
you would have frogmarched
they would have frogmarched

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb	1.	frogmarch - march a person against his will by any method march - force to march; "The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria"
	2.	frogmarch - carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person bear - move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

Translations

trasportare a braccia

frogmarch

[ˈfrɒgˌmɑːtʃ] vt (Brit) to frogmarch sb in/out → portar qn dentro/fuori con la forza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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