frogmarch
See also: frog-march and frog march
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
See frog march.
Verb
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- To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.
- (figurative) To force a person forward against their will.
- Thomas Firbank, I Bought a Mountain, in a gale and rain storm in Snowdonia:-
- The wind frogmarched me at a run into the house.
- Thomas Firbank, I Bought a Mountain, in a gale and rain storm in Snowdonia:-
- (formerly) 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
frogmarch (plural frogmarches)
- The process of frogmarching a person.
References
- “Frogmarch”, in BBC Learning English[1], BBC, 2014 August 26