frogmarch

Definition

To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.

Etymology

From frog + march. Originated c. 1871, from the resemblance of the target to a splayed-out frog.

Example Sentences

• "Maybe it happened during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when no one could work and soldiers frog-marched curfew-breakers through the township streets like criminals."
• "The wind frogmarched me at a run into the house."