[syn: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]
2. search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets;
- Example: "The police frisked everyone at the airport"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frisk \Frisk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Frisked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Frisking.]
To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety.
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The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. --Addison.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
frisk \frisk\ (fr[i^]sk), v. t.
To search (a person) for concealed weapons or other objects,
by patting the clothing to detect objects underneath; as, the
police pulled the car over and frisked the occupants.
Syn: frisk.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frisk \Frisk\, a. [OF. frieque, cf. OHG. frise lively, brisk,
fresh, Dan. & Sw. frisk, Icel. friskr. See Fresh, a.]
Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frisk \Frisk\, a.
A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful
skip or leap. --Johnson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
frisk
n 1: the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or
illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk" [syn:
frisk, frisking]
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, frisk,
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"