Frogmarch (Verb)
Meaning 1
Carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The security guards frogmarched the protester out of the building after he refused to leave voluntarily.
- The bouncers frogmarched the drunken patron out of the bar and deposited him on the sidewalk.
- The police officers frogmarched the suspect out of the house and into the waiting patrol car.
- The angry villagers frogmarched the thief to the town square to face justice.
- The nightclub staff frogmarched the rowdy customer out of the premises and banned him for life.
Meaning 2
March a person against his will by any method.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The police frogmarched the suspect out of the building and into the waiting patrol car.
- The rowdy fan was frogmarched out of the stadium by security guards after he started a fight.
- The embarrassing scene ended with the drunk partygoer being frogmarched home by his frustrated friends.
- The belligerent customer was frogmarched out of the restaurant by the manager and a burly waiter.
- The politician's aide was frogmarched out of the press conference by secret service agents after he tried to interrupt the speaker.