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Definition of frogmarch verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

frogmarch

verb
 
/ˈfrɒɡmɑːtʃ/
 
/ˈfrɔːɡmɑːrtʃ/
(British English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they frogmarch
 
/ˈfrɒɡmɑːtʃ/
 
/ˈfrɔːɡmɑːrtʃ/
he / she / it frogmarches
 
/ˈfrɒɡmɑːtʃɪz/
 
/ˈfrɔːɡmɑːrtʃɪz/
past simple frogmarched
 
/ˈfrɒɡmɑːtʃt/
 
/ˈfrɔːɡmɑːrtʃt/
past participle frogmarched
 
/ˈfrɒɡmɑːtʃt/
 
/ˈfrɔːɡmɑːrtʃt/
-ing form frogmarching
 
/ˈfrɒɡmɑːtʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈfrɔːɡmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
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  1. frogmarch somebody + adv./prep. to force somebody to walk forward by holding their arms tightly from behind so they have to walk along with you
    • He was grabbed by two men and frogmarched out of the hall.
previously
adverb
 
 
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