1. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
   "The frog's powerful legs allowed it to jump several times its body length";
   - toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian
    
2. [informal] A person of French descent
   "The old frog baker made the best baguettes in town";
   - Gaul, Frog [informal]
    
3. A decorative loop of braid or cord
   "The military uniform was adorned with ornate frogs"
    
4. A fastener for clothing
   "The ornate frog on the military jacket was made of gold braid"
    
5. The nut at the end of a violin bow (or similar)
   "The violinist adjusted the frog to tighten the bow hair"
    
6. A triangular elastic pad on the bottom of a horse's hoof, acting as a shock absorber for when the foot makes impact with the ground
   "The farrier carefully trimmed around the frog to maintain the horse's hoof health"

1. Hunt frogs for food
   "They frogged in the swamp at night"
    
2. Ornament or fasten (a garment) with braid loops, frogs, or toggles
   "The jacket was frogged with elaborate gold braiding"
    
3. [informal] (in knitting or crochet) undo completed stitches to correct a mistake or reclaim yarn
   "I had to frog the whole row because I missed a stitch"

Derived forms: frogs, Frogs, frogged, frogging

Type of: adornment, amphibian, capture, catch, French person

Encyclopedia: Frog, Texas