frog > define

noun

• Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species.
  • synonyms: toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian
• A person of French descent.
  • synonyms: Gaul
• A decorative loop of braid or cord.

verb

• Hunt frogs for food. .

• (n.) The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other animals; the fourchette.
• (n.) The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword.
• (n.) 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.
• (v.t.) To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See Frog, n., 4.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole.