frisking

frisk

F0331600 (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.

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[From Middle English frisk, lively, from Old French frisque, of Germanic origin.]

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frisk′er n.

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frisking - the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"frisksearch, hunting, hunt - the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someonestrip search - searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes

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