- frog-march
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transitive verb
Date: 1923
to seize from behind roughly and forcefully propel forward <frog-marched him out the door>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
frog-march
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frog march — also frog march, 1871, a term that originated among London police and referred to their method of moving a drunken or refractory prisoner by carrying him face down between four people, each holding a limb; the connection with FROG (Cf. frog) (1)… … Etymology dictionary
frog-march — [frôg′märch] vt. [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] to grasp by the arm and force to walk along * * * … Universalium
frog-march — [frôg′märch] vt. [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] to grasp by the arm and force to walk along … English World dictionary
Frog-march — Frog marching refers to the practice of forcibly transporting suspects or prisoners through a public place, up to and including carrying them such that their limbs splay in a frog like manner. ( Perp walking is similar, but implies the subjects… … Wikipedia
frog-march — frog marches, frog marching, frog marched also frogmarch VERB If you are frog marched somewhere, someone takes you there by force, holding you by the arms or another part of your body so that you have to walk along with them. [be V ed prep/adv]… … English dictionary
frog march — 1. verb a) To carry a person face down with one person holding each limb. b) To forcibly relocate a person, especially in a degrading or humiliating manner. 2. noun The process of frog marching a person. See Also: frogs march … Wiktionary
frog march — carrying a noisy and wild prisoner with his face downwards by his four limbs … English contemporary dictionary
frog-march — 1. Force a person to walk by holding him (usu. by scruff of neck). 2. Carry a person (e.g. a drunk or truculent person, prisoner, etc.) … A concise dictionary of English slang
frog-march — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to carry (as a resisting prisoner) face downward by the arms and legs … Useful english dictionary
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