frogmarch

[ frog-mahrch, frawg- ]
/ ˈfrɒgˌmɑrtʃ, ˈfrɔg- /

verb (used with object)

to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned firmly behind the back.

Origin of frogmarch

First recorded in 1930–35; frog1 + march1

Words nearby frogmarch

frogged, frogging, froggy, froghopper, frogman, frogmarch, frogmouth, frogspawn, frogstool, frohman, froideur

British Dictionary definitions for frog march

frogmarch
/ (ˈfrɒɡˌmɑːtʃ) /

noun

a method of carrying a resisting person in which each limb is held by one person and the victim is carried horizontally and face downwards
any method of making a resisting person move forward against his will

verb

(tr) to carry in a frogmarch or cause to move forward unwillingly