frisk

v., frisked, frisk·ing, frisks.

v.intr.
To move about briskly and playfully; frolic.

v.tr.
To search (a person) for something concealed, especially a weapon, by passing the hands quickly over clothes or through pockets.

n.

1. An energetic, playful movement; a gambol.
2. The act of frisking.

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

frisker frisk'er n.

verb

1. To leap and skip about playfully: caper, cavort, dance, frolic, gambol, rollick, romp. See work/play.
2. To examine the person or personal effects of in order to find something lost or concealed: inspect, search. Slang shake down. See investigate.

noun

A thorough search of a place or persons: search. Slang shakedown. See investigate.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A term used in criminal law to refer to the superficial running of the hands over the body of an individual by a law enforcement agent or official in order to determine whether such individual is holding an illegal object, such as a weapon or narcotics.

A frisk is distinguishable from a search, which is a more extensive examination of an individual.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
  Synonym: frisking

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The verb frisk has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: play boisterously
  Synonyms: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, romp, run around, lark about

Meaning #2: search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - springe rundt, boltre sig
v. tr. - kropsvisitere, flagre med
n. - kropsvisitation, krumspring, morskab

Nederlands (Dutch)
fouilleren, dartelen, fouillering, gedartel, afleiding

Français (French)
v. intr. - gambader, folâtrer, cabrioler (cheval)
v. tr. - fouiller
n. - fouille

Deutsch (German)
v. - filzen, herumspringen
n. - Filzung, ausgelassene Bewegung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σκιρτώ, χοροπηδώ, (καθομ.) υποβάλλω σε σωματική έρευνα
n. - σκίρτημα, χοροπήδημα

Italiano (Italian)
perquisire, ruzzare, perquisizione personale

Português (Portuguese)
v. - saltar, revistar alguém (gír.)
n. - ato (m) de revistar

Русский (Russian)
обыскивать, резвиться, прыгать, вилять (хвостом)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - retozar, juguetear, triscar, corretear
v. tr. - registrar, cachear
n. - registro, cacheo, brinco, salto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hoppa, muddra
n. - krumsprång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
欢跃, 蹦跳, 轻摇, 乱跳, 活跃, 欢闹

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 歡躍, 蹦跳
v. tr. - 輕搖
n. - 亂跳, 活躍, 歡鬧

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 뛰놀다
v. tr. - ~을 휘두르다, 흔들리다
n. - 뛰어 돌아다님

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 跳ね回る, 身体検査する
n. - 跳ね回ること

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرقص مرحا (الاسم) مرح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮קיפץ, בדק, חיפש, כירכר‬
v. tr. - ‮חיפש בכליו של אדם‬
n. - ‮דילוג‬

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