frisk Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
    frisking.
    • he gave the suspect a quick frisk
  2. verb play boisterously
    disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; lark; lark about; frolic; gambol.
    • The children frolicked in the garden
    • the gamboling lambs in the meadows
    • The toddlers romped in the playroom
  3. 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

WordNet

Frisk adjective
Etymology
OF. frieque, cf. OHG. frise lively, brisk, fresh, Dan. & Sw. frisk, Icel. friskr. See Fresh, a.
Definitions
  1. Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky. Obs. Bp. Hall.
Frisk adjective
Definitions
  1. A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap. Johnson.
Frisk intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Frisked ; present participle & verbal noun Frisking
Definitions
  1. To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety.
    The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. Addison.

Webster 1913