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frog1
(frɒg, frɔg)n., v. frogged, frog•ging,
adj. n.
1. any tailless stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
2. Also called true frog , ranid. any frog of the widespread family Ranidae, which are mostly semiaquatic and have smooth, moist skin and long hind legs used for leaping.
3. a slight hoarseness, usu. caused by mucus on the vocal cords: a frog in the throat.
4. (often cap.) Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a French person or a person of French descent.)
5. a small holder made of heavy material, placed in a bowl or vase to hold flower stems in position.
6. the nut of a violin bow.
v.i. 7. to hunt and catch frogs.
adj. 8. (often cap.) Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. French or Frenchlike.
[before 1000; Middle English frogge, Old English frogga, frocga]
usage: Definitions 4 and 9 are slurs and should be avoided. These senses are used with disparaging intent and are perceived as highly insulting.
frog2
(frɒg, frɔg)n.
1. an ornamental fastening for the front of a coat, consisting of a button and a loop through which it passes.
2. a sheath suspended from a belt and supporting a scabbard.
[1710–20]
frog3
(frɒg, frɔg)n.
a device at the intersection of two railroad tracks to permit the wheels and flanges on one track to cross or branch from the other.
[1840–50, Amer.; of uncertain orig.]
frog4
(frɒg, frɔg)n.
a triangular mass of elastic horny substance in the middle of the sole of the foot of a horse or related animal.
[1600–10; compare earlier frush in same sense]
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| Noun | 1. |  true frog - insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legsanuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species family Ranidae, Ranidae - a family nearly cosmopolitan in distribution: true frogs Rana sylvatica, wood frog, wood-frog - wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce leopard frog, Rana pipiens, spring frog - common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana - largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice green frog, Rana clamitans, spring frog - similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada cascades frog, Rana cascadae - mountain frog found near water; of United States Northwest to California goliath frog, Rana goliath - largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10 lbs; Africa pickerel frog, Rana palustris - a meadow frog of eastern North America Rana tarahumarae, tarahumara frog - Mexican frog found within a jump or two of water grass frog, Rana temporaria - a common semiterrestrial European frog frog legs - hind legs of frogs used as food; resemble chicken and cooked as chicken |
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