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to frog

to frog

9.9
To undo knitting by taking out stitches to fix a mistake
  • verb
  • /frɔg/
  • Jargon
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  • After realizing she had made a mistake, she frogged the entire sleeve of her sweater.

Examples

  • I need to frog this sweater because I made a mistake.

  • He patiently frogged several rows to fix the dropped stitch in his scarf.

  • It can be frustrating to frog your work, but it's sometimes necessary for a perfect result.

  • She frogged the scarf after realizing it was too tight.

  • After realizing my mistake, I decided to frog the knitting and start over.

  • She had to frog several rows of her work to fix the dropped stitches.

  • To correct the pattern, you will need to frog the last few stitches.

Synonyms

to unpick
vsto frog
1 6.4

To remove stitches from fabric by taking out the thread

applies to knitting actions not to general sewing repair
to unstitch
vsto frog
1 6.3

To pull out the thread used to join pieces of cloth or close a cut

is limited to unraveling knitting and not to sewing or wound stitches
to unknit
vsto frog
8.0

To undo a sweater or other item made from yarn to reuse the yarn

is used for undoing knitting specifically rather than sewing
to unsew
vsto frog
8.4

To remove stitches from cloth or clothing

involves undoing knitted fabric rather than taking out sewing stitches

Idioms

3 6.7

A temporary hoarse voice that makes speaking hard

9.9

Very small, delicate, and of excellent quality

9.3

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

Compounds

4 3.4

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

2 3.4

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

green frog
  • Specialized
1 1.6

A common North American frog that lives near ponds and marshes

chorus frog
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A small North American frog with a loud musical call

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

1 5.9

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

boiling frog
  • Informal
9.3

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

8.7

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

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

8.5

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

eastern cricket frog
  • Specialized
7.7

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

8.8

A frog that makes a sound like a small dog

frog kick
  • Specialized
3.5

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

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

goliath frog
  • South African
8.1

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

2.7

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

9.9

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

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

9.3

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

9.8

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

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

2.8

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

true frog
  • Specialized
5.6

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

sheep frog
  • Specialized
9.6

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

spring frog
  • Specialized
4.9

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

How Undone

to unravel
38 4.3
to frog
  • Jargon
9.9
to undo
21 1.3

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Frog in knitting, meaning 'undo stitches', has a popular story behind it: people say knitters would shout 'rip it' when they pulled stitches out, and 'rip it' said quickly can sound like a frog's 'ribbit', so the action became 'to frog'. That's why today frog can mean to unravel your knitting.