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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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   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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   to leap, move about, or act in a playful manner; frolic. 2. (transitive) (esp of animals) to whisk or wave briskly. the dog frisked its tail. 3. (transitive) a. to search (someone) by feeling for concealed weapons, etc. b. to rob by searching in this way. noun. 4. a playful antic or movement; frolic. 5. the act or an instance of frisking a person.

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.

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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.

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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.

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   Frisk definition: To search (a person) for something concealed, especially a weapon, by passing the hands quickly over clothes or through pockets.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryfrisk | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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

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    frisk meaning, definition, what is frisk: to search someone for hidden weapons, dr...: Learn more.