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Meaning of 'frisk' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Frisk [ a.]
- Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky.
- A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.
2 . Frisk [ v. i.]
- To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety.

Meaning of 'frisk' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . frisk [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
Example in sentence:
  • he gave the suspect a quick frisk
2 . frisk [ v]
Meaning (2):
- play boisterously
Example in sentence:
  • The children frolicked in the garden;
  • the gamboling lambs in the meadows;
  • The toddlers romped in the playroom
Meaning (3):
- search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
Example in sentence:
  • The police frisked everyone at the airport

Nearby Words:

friabiiity friable friar friarly friary friation fribble fribbler fribbling frible

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