frog march
frog march is the alternative form of frogmarch.
Meaning of frogmarch
Verb
frogmarch (third-person singular simple present frogmarches, present participle frogmarching, simple past and past participle frogmarched)
- To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.
- Maybe it happened during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when no one could work and soldiers frog-marched curfew-breakers through the township streets like criminals.2024 May 29, Ryan Lenora Brown, “South Africans head to polls. After 30 years, has Mandela’s party lost its luster?”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2024
- Synonyms:
- frog-walk
- To force a person forward against their will.
- The wind frogmarched me at a run into the house.1940, Thomas Firbank, I Bought a Mountain
- To carry a person face-down with one person holding each limb.
- To forcibly relocate a person, especially in a degrading or humiliating manner.
Synonyms of frog march
Forms of frog march
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | frog marches |
| present participle | frog marching |
| past participle | frog marched |
| past | frog marched |
| alternative form | frogmarch |
| alternative form | frog-march |
| Noun | |
| plural | frog marches |
Questions about frog march
- What is frog march the alternative form of?
- Frog march is the alternative form of frogmarch.
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