toad — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

touched

VERB + TOAD

eaten, letting, like, pet, prefer, see, sounded, squirmin'

TOAD + NOUN

cauldron, croak, frog, gila, newt, prince, species, topiary

PREP.

from, in, in, into, out, with

ADV.

apparently

Definitions

noun

1

An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.

Shortly he heard the trolls coming. They had a fiddler with them, and some began dancing, while others fell to eating the Christmas fare on the table - some fried bacon, and some fried frogs and toads, and other nasty things which they had brought with them.

1971, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore, "Riders on the Storm", The Doors, L.A. Woman. There's a killer on the road / His brain is squirmin' like a toad

2

A contemptible or unpleasant person.

3

An ugly person.

verb

1

To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is deleted.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hi

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Shortly he heard the trolls coming. They had a fiddler with them, and some began dancing, while others fell to eating the Christmas fare on the table - some fried bacon, and some fried frogs and toads

Wiktionary

02

1971, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore, "Riders on the Storm", The Doors, L.A. Woman. There's a killer on the road / His brain is squirmin' like a toad

Wiktionary

03

I can't distinguish a frog from a toad.

Tatoeba · #63783

04

I cannot distinguish a frog from a toad.

Tatoeba · #664980

05

I can't tell a frog from a toad.

Tatoeba · #1103222

06

The witch threw the toad into her cauldron.

Tatoeba · #2588682

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, toad is marked as derogatory, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.