frog

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: toad toad frog anuran batrachian salientian Gaul

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial speciesSynonyms: toad toad frog anuran batrachian salientian
a person of French descentSynonyms: Gaul
a decorative loop of braid or cord

Verb (1)

hunt frogs for food

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Frog \Frog\ (fr[o^]g), n. [AS. froggu, frocga a frog (in sensel); akin to D. vorsch, OHG. frosk, G. frosch, Icel. froskr, fraukr, Sw. & Dan. fr["o].]

1.(Zool.) An amphibious animal of the genus Rana and related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud notes in the springtime. [1913 Webster]

Note: The edible frog of Europe (Rana esculenta) is extensively used as food; the American bullfrog (R. Catesbiana) is remarkable for its great size and loud voice. [1913 Webster]

2.[Perh. akin to E. fork, cf. frush frog of a horse.] (Anat.) The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other animals; the fourchette. [1913 Webster]

3.(Railroads) A supporting plate having raised ribs that form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where one track branches from another or crosses it. [1913 Webster]

4.[Cf. fraco of wool or silk, L. floccus, E. frock.] An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole. [1913 Webster]

5.The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword. [1913 Webster]

Cross frog (Railroads), a frog adapted for tracks that cross at right angles.

Frog cheese, a popular name for a large puffball.

Frog eater, one who eats frogs; -- a term of contempt applied to a Frenchman by the vulgar class of English.

Frog fly. (Zool.) See Frog hopper.

Frog hopper (Zool.), a small, leaping, hemipterous insect living on plants. The larv[ae] are inclosed in a frothy liquid called cuckoo spit or frog spit.

Frog lily (Bot.), the yellow water lily (Nuphar).

Frog spit (Zool.), the frothy exudation of the frog hopper; -- called also frog spittle. See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo. [1913 Webster]

Frog \Frog\, v. t. To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See Frog, n., 4. [1913 Webster]

The Jargon File

frog phrog

1.interj. Term of disgust (we seem to have a lot of them).

2.Used as a name for just about anything. See foo.

3.n. Of things, a crock.

4.n. Of people, somewhere in between a turkey and a toad.

5.froggy: adj. Similar to bagbiting, but milder. “This froggy program is taking forever to run!”

The Devil's Dictionary

FROG, n. A reptile with edible legs. The first mention of frogs in profane literature is in Homer's narrative of the war between them and the mice. Skeptical persons have doubted Homer's authorship of the work, but the learned, ingenious and industrious Dr. Schliemann has set the question forever at rest by uncovering the bones of the slain frogs. One of the forms of moral suasion by which Pharaoh was besought to favor the Israelities was a plague of frogs, but Pharaoh, who liked them _fricasees_, remarked, with truly oriental stoicism, that he could stand it as long as the frogs and the Jews could; so the programme was changed. The frog is a diligent songster, having a good voice but no ear. The libretto of his favorite opera, as written by Aristophanes, is brief, simple and effective -- "brekekex-koax"; the music is apparently by that eminent composer, Richard Wagner. Horses have a frog in each hoof -- a thoughtful provision of nature, enabling them to shine in a hurdle race.