frog

/frɔg/
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frog

A frog leaps from a lily pad into a pond.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • An amphibian: A small, tailless amphibian with smooth, moist skin, long hind legs adapted for lepping, and typically living in or near water.
    • A fastener or ornament: A decorative loop of braid, cord, or button used on a garment, especially a military coat.
    • A rail junction: A device in a railway track that allows wheels to cross from one line to another.
    • (Informal, sometimes offensive) A person: A term sometimes used to refer to a person of French descent.

  2. Verb:

    • To hunt frogs: The act of catching frogs, typically for food.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Amphibian):
    • We heard the frogs croaking by the pond.
    • The biology class studied the life cycle of a frog.
  • Noun (Fastener):
    • The soldier's coat was fastened with ornate frogs.
  • Noun (Railway):
    • The train smoothly passed over the frog in the tracks.
  • Verb:
    • They went to the marsh to frog for their dinner.
Advanced Usage
  • "to have a frog in one's throat": To have a temporary hoarseness or difficulty in speaking.
    • Excuse my voice; I have a frog in my throat this morning.
  • "frog in a well": A metaphor for a person with a very limited perspective or experience.
    • His views are so narrow; he's like a frog in a well.
Variants and Related Words
  • Frogman (n): A scuba diver, especially one engaged in military or police operations.
  • Frogspawn (n): The eggs of a frog, laid in a jelly-like mass.
  • Froggy (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a frog.
Synonyms
  • Amphibian: For the animal (e.g., toad, though toads are a different type of amphibian).
  • Fastener: For the clothing ornament (e.g., toggle, clasp).
  • Crossing: For the railway component.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Frog" is not commonly used to form standard phrasal verbs. The verb form is typically used directly, as in "to frog.")

Related Idioms
  • "a frog in the throat": (As mentioned in Advanced Usage) Temporary hoarseness.
  • "leapfrog": (As a separate compound word) To jump over something or someone, or to advance by bypassing stages.
    • The new technology allowed the company to leapfrog its competitors.
frog

A frog leaps from a lily pad into a pond.

Noun
  1. a decorative loop of braid or cord
  2. a person of French descent
  3. any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
Verb
  1. hunt frogs for food

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