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   frisk

   /frɪsk/

   verb

   • 1. (of a police officer or other official) pass the hands over (someone) in a search for hidden weapons, drugs, or other items: "he raised his arms to permit the officer to frisk him" Similar searchbody-searchcheckinspectexamineinformal:give someone the once-overshake down
   • 2. skip or leap playfully; frolic: "spaniels frisked around me" Similar frolicgambolcavortcapercut caperssportscamperskipdanceromptrippranceleapspringhopjumpbouncebobrare:curvetrollickcapriole
   • ▪ (of an animal) move or wave (its tail or legs) playfully: "a horse was frisking his back legs like a colt"

   noun

   • 1. an act of frisking someone: "a frisk search"
   • 2. a playful skip or leap.

   Word Origin early 16th century (in frisk (sense 2 of the noun)): from obsolete frisk ‘lively, frisky’, from Old French frisque ‘alert, lively, merry’, perhaps of Germanic origin. frisk (sense 1 of the noun), originally a slang term, dates from the late 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. frisker noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFRISK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FRISK definition: 1. to use your hands to search someone's body when they are wearing clothes to see if they are…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of FRISK is to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets. How to use frisk in a sentence.

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   Frisk definition: to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic. See examples of FRISK used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFRISK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   frisk in American English. (frɪsk) intransitive verb. 1. to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic. The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn. transitive verb. 2. to search (a person) for concealed weapons, contraband goods, etc., by feeling the person's clothing.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFRISK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FRISK meaning: 1. to use your hands to search someone's body when they are wearing clothes to see if they are…. Learn more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › friskFrisk - definition of frisk by The Free Dictionary

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   1. (intr) to leap, move about, or act in a playful manner; frolic. 2. (tr) (esp of animals) to whisk or wave briskly: the dog frisked its tail. 3. (tr) a. to search (someone) by feeling for concealed weapons, etc. b. to rob by searching in this way. n. 4. a playful antic or movement; frolic.

8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › friskfrisk - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Sep 3, 2024 · From Old Swedish frisker, from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old Saxon *frisk, from Proto-West Germanic *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-. Doublet of fresk, fräsch, and färsk.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfrisk verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of frisk verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    To frisk someone is to search them, usually for weapons. It’s typical for a crime show to portray a police officer frisking a suspect. The purpose of frisking is to find out if someone is carrying a particular kind of item.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishfrisk | meaning in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    frisk definition: 1. to move your hands over someone's body to discover if they are hiding something such as a…. Learn more.