noun
Meaning 1
The process of frogmarching a person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Standard Lemma guide
frogmarch
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verb
Meaning 2
To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: frog-walk
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verb
Meaning 3
To force a person forward against their will.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To carry a person face-down with one person holding each limb.
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Usage: dated, transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To forcibly relocate a person, especially in a degrading or humiliating manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bear
verb
Meaning 7
march a person against his will by any method
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: march
History
Etymology
From frog + march. Originated c. 1871, from the resemblance of the target to a splayed-out frog.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: im Polizeigriff abführen — to force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side
- German: vorwärtsstoßen — to force a person forward against their will
- German: wegschleppen — to forcibly relocate a person
- German: wegzerren — to forcibly relocate a person