Frug vs. Frog — What's the Difference?

(usually preceded by definite article) A dance derived from the twist, popular in the 1960s.

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (literally without tail in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" appeared in the early Triassic of Madagascar, but molecular clock dating suggests their origins may extend further back to the Permian, 265 million years ago.

(intransitive) To perform this dance.

Any of numerous tailless aquatic, semiaquatic, or terrestrial amphibians of the order Anura, characteristically having a short vertebral column, a large head, long hind legs used for leaping, and a tadpole stage as larvae.

Any of various usually aquatic members of this order having smoother skin and longer hind legs than the toads.

A wedge-shaped, horny prominence in the sole of a horse's hoof.

A loop fastened to a belt to hold a tool or weapon.

An ornamental looped braid or cord with a button or knot for fastening the front of a garment.

A device on intersecting railroad tracks that permits wheels to cross the junction.

A spiked or perforated device used to support stems in a flower arrangement.

The nut of a violin bow.

(Informal)Hoarseness or phlegm in the throat.

Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of French birth or descent.

Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.

(musical instrument) The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.

(Cockney rhyming slang) Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad.

The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.

An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.

(rail transport) The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).

(angling) A type of fishing lure that resembles a frog.

Defector: a politician who simply switches between different political parties.

(offensive) A French person.

A French-speaking person from Quebec.

A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt.

An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button (covered with netted thread), toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop.

To hunt or trap frogs.

To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.

To spatchcock (a chicken).

To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.

(transitive) To unravel part of (a knitted garment) while knitting it in order to correct a mistake.

An amphibious animal of the genus Rana and related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud notes in the springtime.

The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other animals; the fourchette.

A supporting plate having raised ribs that form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where one track branches from another or crosses it.

An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole.

The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword.

Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

A person of French descent

A decorative loop of braid or cord