The difference between Frog and Paddock
When used as nouns, frog means a small tailless amphibian of the order anura that typically hops, whereas paddock means a small enclosure or field of grassland, especially for horses.
When used as verbs, frog means to hunt or trap frogs, whereas paddock means to provide with a paddock.
check bellow for the other definitions of Frog and Paddock
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Frog as a noun:
A small tailless amphibian of the order Anura that typically hops.
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Frog as a noun:
The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.
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Frog as a noun (Cockney rhyming slang):
Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad.
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Frog as a noun:
The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.
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Frog as a noun:
An organ on the bottom of a horse's hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.
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Frog as a noun (rail transport):
The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse's hoof).
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Frog as a verb:
To hunt or trap frogs.
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Frog as a verb (transitive, biology):
To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.
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Frog as a verb (transitive, cooking):
To spatchcock (a chicken).
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Frog as a noun (offensive):
A French person.
Examples:
"synonyms: baguette"
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Frog as a noun (Canada, offensive):
A French-speaking person from Quebec.
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Frog as a noun:
A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt.
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Frog as a noun:
An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button (covered with netted thread), toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop.
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Frog as a verb:
To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.
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Frog as a verb (transitive):
To unravel (a knitted garment).
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Paddock as a noun:
A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially for horses.
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Paddock as a noun (Australia, New Zealand):
A field of grassland of any size, especially for keeping sheep or cattle.
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Paddock as a noun:
An area where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race.
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Paddock as a noun:
Land, fenced or otherwise delimited, which is most often part of a sheep or cattle property.
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Paddock as a noun (motor racing):
An area at circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.
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Paddock as a verb (transitive):
To provide with a paddock.
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Paddock as a verb (transitive):
To keep in, or place in, a paddock.
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Paddock as a noun (archaic, or, dialectal):
A frog or toad.