verb
frisk
frihsk
verb
1
To search someone by running your hands over their body and clothing, usually checking for hidden items.
"Security guards frisked everyone entering the stadium."
2
To move about playfully; to skip or leap around.
"The puppies frisked around the garden."
noun
1
The act of searching someone by hand.
"The officer gave him a quick frisk before letting him through."
How to Use Frisk
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a quick hands-on body search, or (older sense) to bound around playfully.
Common pairings
frisk someone
a pat-down and frisk
Word Forms
frisked past tense, frisks plural, Frisks plural, frisks singular
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Etymology
From an older word meaning "lively, brisk", related to "fresh".