| NOUN | act | frisk, frisking | the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | motion | frisk, frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, romp, run around, lark about | play boisterously |
| contact | frisk | search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| Sounds | frih'sk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | asterisk ... whisk: 12 rhymes with ihsk... | |
| Meaning | The act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he gave the suspect a quick frisk" | |
| Synonym | frisking | |
| Narrower | strip search | searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes |
| Broader | search, hunt, hunting | The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone |
| Spanish | cacheo | |
| Catalan | escorcoll | |
| Verbs | frisk | search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| Meaning | Play boisterously. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, romp, run around, lark about | |
| Broader | play | Be at play |
| Spanish | brincar, cachear, divertir, juguetear, preguntar, retozar | |
| Catalan | botar, enjogassar-se, saltar, saltironejar | |
| Meaning | search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The police frisked everyone at the airport" | |
| Broader | search | subject to a search |
| Nouns | frisk, frisking | the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs |
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