Frogmarch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Frogmarch is a verb meaning (transitive) To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.
Meaning
(transitive) To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.
More Meanings
- (figurative) To force a person forward against their will.
- To forcibly relocate a person, especially in a degrading or humiliating manner.
- The process of frogmarching a person.
- (dated) To carry a person face-down with one person holding each limb.
Example Sentences
The wind frogmarched me at a run into the house.
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.
Word Forms
- frogmarches
- frogmarching
- frogmarched
- frog march
- frog-march
- frog's march
Synonyms for frogmarch
Depending on context, synonyms include frog-walk.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include frog-walk, fraise, fathom, foin, forment, ferk.
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