Synonyms for frisk

Synonyms for (noun) frisk

Synonyms: frisk, frisking

Definition: the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs

Usage: he gave the suspect a quick frisk

Similar words: search, hunt, hunting

Definition: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone


Synonyms for (verb) frisk

Synonyms: frisk

Definition: search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets

Usage: The police frisked everyone at the airport

Similar words: search

Definition: subject to a search

Usage: The police searched the suspect; We searched the whole house for the missing keys


Synonyms: lark, lark about, frisk, frolic, gambol, rollick, romp, run around, sport, skylark, cavort, disport

Definition: play boisterously

Usage: The children frolicked in the garden; the gamboling lambs in the meadows; The toddlers romped in the playroom

Similar words: play

Definition: be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children

Usage: The kids were playing outside all day; I used to play with trucks as a little girl


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