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to frog

to frog

1 9.9
To hunt and catch small tailless animals with long back legs for food
  • verb
  • /frɔg/
  • US
: cazar ranas
  • He took his friends to the lake to go frogging, hoping to bring home enough for a big meal.

Examples

  • During the summer, many people go frogging at night in the wetlands to catch frogs for dinner.

  • Every spring, the locals gather to frog along the riverbank, filling their buckets with fresh catches.

  • His crew was going out doing the frog, getting the stuff and selling.

  • Yeah, well, I'm wearing green, so I'll go frog just because the hat made me think green.

Idioms

1 6.7

A temporary hoarse voice that makes speaking hard

1 9.3

A person who slowly fails to notice danger until it is too late

1 9.9

Very small, delicate, and of excellent quality

Compounds

5 3.4

A small frog that lives in trees with sticky pads on its toes for climbing

5 3.4

Back legs of frogs cooked and eaten as food that taste like chicken

green frog
  • Specialized
2 1.6

A common North American frog that lives near ponds and marshes

boiling frog
  • Informal
1 9.3

A person or group that does not react to slow harmful changes until serious damage happens

1 5.9

A small light brown frog that lives in moist North American forests

A water frog from Africa without a tongue that has claws and is often used in labs

1 5.1

A common North American green or brown frog with dark oval spots edged in white

chorus frog
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A small North American frog with a loud musical call

1 2.8

A small frog that lives in trees and has sticky pads on its toes to climb

1 8.5

A small North American frog that makes a quick clicking call near water

1 8.8

A frog that makes a sound like a small dog

1 9.3

A small brown frog with dark square spots that lives near ponds and in grassy areas

spring frog
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A small green or brown animal that lives near ponds and wet places and croaks

1 9.8

A small frog from western North America with a tail-like organ in males used to mate

frog kick
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A swimming movement where you pull your knees up, straighten your legs, and push them together like a frog

A tree frog that can change its color to match its surroundings

1 9.9

A small lizard with spines on its head and rough scales that eats insects

true frog
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A smooth-bodied animal that lives in water and on land with long back legs and webbed feet

goliath frog
  • South African
1 8.1

A very large frog from central Africa that can grow up to a foot long and weigh about ten pounds

1 2.7

A common European frog that lives on land and in water and is often green or brown

1 8.7

A medium-sized frog that lives near streams and mountain meadows in the Cascade Mountains

eastern cricket frog
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A small frog that lives near ponds and streams in the eastern United States and makes a short clicking call

sheep frog
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A small Central American frog that makes a sound like a sheep

A small green wild flower with greenish blooms that grows in meadows and grasslands

leptodactylid frog
  • Specialized
9.9

A frog from Central and South America that has teeth and lives on land, in water, or in trees

A land frog that digs and lives underground at night with a hard head

A small frog that jumps, lives near ponds, and makes a high, sharp call in eastern and central United States

robber frog
  • Specialized
9.9

A small ground-dwelling frog from tropical America that lives on the forest floor

robber frog
  • Specialized
9.6

A small frog from the southwestern United States and Mexico that makes a sound like a barking dog

Tarahumara frog
  • Specialized
9.9

A large Mexican frog that lives near streams and ponds in the mountains

A frog with no tongue that lives mainly in water in Africa, Panama, and northern South America

Surface Forms

frog infinitive
frogged past
frogged past participle
frogging present participle
frogs third person singular

Etymology

Frog as a verb meaning 'to hunt frogs' simply comes from the animal name frog — to frog is to go after frogs for food. That is why this verb directly means catching or gathering frogs.