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frisk
(frĭsk)v. frisked, frisk·ing, frisks
v.tr.
To search (a person) for something concealed, especially a weapon, by passing the hands quickly over clothes or through pockets.
v.intr.
To move about briskly and playfully; frolic.
n.
1. The act of frisking someone.
2. An energetic, playful movement; a gambol.
[From Middle English frisk, lively, from Old French frisque, of Germanic origin.]
frisk′er n.
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frisk
(frɪsk)vb
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
5. the act or an instance of frisking a person
[C16: from Old French frisque, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German frisc lively, fresh]
ˈfrisker n
ˈfriskingly adv
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frisk
(frɪsk)v.i.
1. to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic: The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn.
v.t. 2. to search (a person) for concealed weapons, contraband goods, etc., by feeling the person's clothing.
n. 3. a leap, skip, or caper.
4. a frolic or gambol.
5. the act of frisking a person.
[1425–75; late Middle English, as adj. < Middle French frisque]
frisk′er, n.
frisk′ing•ly, adv.
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frisk
Past participle: frisked
Gerund: frisking
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| Noun | 1. |  frisk - the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"strip search - searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes |
| Verb | 1. | frisk - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" |
| 2. | frisk - search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; "The police frisked everyone at the airport" search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys" |
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frisk
verb
1. (Informal) search, check, inspect, run over, shake down (U.S. slang), body-search He pushed him against the wall and frisked him.
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frisk
verb2. To examine the person or personal effects of in order to find something lost or concealed:
Slang: shake down.
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Translations
يَقْفِزُ فَرَحا
poskakovatskotačit
boltre sigløbe omkring
hoppa og skoppa, ærslast
išdykėliškaiišdykėliškasšėliotižvitriaižvitrus
draiskotieslēkāt
sıçrayıp oynamak
frisk
[frɪsk]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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frisk
(frisk) verb to jump about playfully. The lambs are frisking in the fields.
ˈfrisky adjectiveˈfriskily adverb
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