frog
frog Lexical Profile
frog Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A tailless amphibian with a short stout body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs specialized for leaping.
"We could hear the rhythmic croaking of a frog down by the edge of the pond."
A hoarseness or phlegm in the throat that temporarily impairs speaking (chiefly used in the phrase 'a frog in one's throat').
"He paused mid-sentence to cough, apologizing that he had a frog in his throat."
The nut at the lower end of a stringed instrument's bow, which holds the hair in place and provides a grip for the player.
"The violinist carefully tightened the bow hair at the frog before walking out onto the stage."
• verb
To unravel a knitted garment by pulling out the stitches (often associated with the joke that one must 'rip it' out, which sounds like 'ribbit').
"After realizing she had dropped a stitch ten rows back, she sighed and had to frog the entire sleeve."
To hunt or catch frogs.
"The local kids spent the warm summer night frogging in the marsh near the river."
• Rhymes for frog
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'frogga', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'vors' and German 'Frosch'.