'Frisk' definitions:
Definition of 'frisk'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk" [syn: frisk, frisking]
verb
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]
verb
Search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; "The police frisked everyone at the airport"
Definition of 'Frisk'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Frisk'
From: GCIDE
- Frisk \Frisk\, a. A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Frisk'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'frisk'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'frisk'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amble,
- antic,
- beat the bushes,
- bob,
- bounce,
- burrow,
- canter,
- caper,
- capriole,
- caracole,
- carol,
- carry on,
- cavort,
- check out,
- chirp,
- chirrup,
- clap hands,
- curvet,
- cut a dido,
- cut capers,
- cut up,
- dance,
- delight,
- delve,
- dido,
- dig,
- disport,
- domiciliary visit,
- dragnet,
- examine,
- exploration,
- explore,
- exult,
- falcade,
- fan,
- flounce,
- fool around,
- forage,
- frolic,
- gallop,
- gambade,
- gambado,
- gambol,
- glory,
- go on horseback,
- go over,
- go through,
- hack,
- horse around,
- house-search,
- hunt,
- hunting,
- inspect,
- joy,
- jubilate,
- jump about,
- leap,
- lilt,
- look around,
- look round,
- look through,
- lope,
- mount,
- nose around,
- pace,
- perquisition,
- piaffe,
- play,
- poke,
- poke around,
- posse,
- prance,
- probe,
- pry,
- quest,
- ramp,
- ransacking,
- rejoice,
- research,
- revel,
- ride bareback,
- ride hard,
- rollick,
- romp,
- root,
- rummage,
- search,
- search party,
- search through,
- search warrant,
- search-and-destroy operation,
- searching,
- shake down,
- sing,
- skip,
- skip for joy,
- smell around,
- sport,
- stalk,
- stalking,
- still hunt,
- take horse,
- tittup,
- trip,
- trot,
- turning over,
- whistle