Definitions for frisk

Definitions for (noun) frisk

Main entry: frisk, frisking

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

Usage: he gave the suspect a quick frisk


Definitions for (verb) frisk

Main entry: 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


Main entry: 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


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