frogmarch

American  

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

verb (used with object)

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

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frogmarch British  

/ ˈfrɒɡˌmɑːtʃ /

noun

1. 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

2. any method of making a resisting person move forward against his will

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of frogmarch

First recorded in 1930–35; frog ¹ + march ¹

Example Sentences

The media mogul, whose Apple Daily tabloid was vociferously critical of Beijing, was frogmarched out of his newsroom in a police raid in August 2020, two months after the NSL took effect.

From BBC

On the morning of the penultimate stage, he was frogmarched out of the team hotel by Italian police.

From BBC

The peer said his guest, a university student, was "visibly shaken" after being "frogmarched" by the guard.

From BBC

Dignified comportment is not his strong suit, but surely he cannot equably contemplate being frogmarched out of the White House.

From Washington Post

My protests of "It's just a cold - I don't feel that bad" fell on deaf ears and I had to admit defeat gracefully rather than being frogmarched out of the newsroom.

From BBC