frogmarch
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frogmarch
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From frog + march. Originated c. 1871, from the resemblance of the target to a splayed-out frog.
verb frogmarches · frogmarching · frogmarched · frog march · frog-march
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To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.
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.
Similar: frog-walk
- To force a person forward against their will. The wind frogmarched me at a run into the house.
- To carry a person face-down with one person holding each limb.
- To forcibly relocate a person, especially in a degrading or humiliating manner.
noun frogmarches · frog march · frog-march · frog's march
- The process of frogmarching a person.
Translations
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verb to force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side
| Deutsch | im Polizeigriff abführen |
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verb to force a person forward against their will
| Deutsch | vorwärtsstoßen |
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verb to forcibly relocate a person
| Deutsch | wegschleppen, wegzerren |
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title = {frogmarch},
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