frisk (n.)

  1. the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; he gave the suspect a quick frisk

    [ Syn: frisking ]

    frisk (v.)

  1. play boisterously; The children frolicked in the garden; the gamboling lambs in the meadows; The toddlers romped in the playroom

    [ Syn: frolic , lark , rollick , skylark , disport , sport , cavort , gambol , romp , run around , lark about ]

  2. search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; The police frisked everyone at the airport'

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