frisk

  • 21frisk — Contact of the outer clothing of a person to detect by the sense of touch whether a concealed weapon is being carried. People v. Francis, 1 Dept, 108 A.D.2d 322, 489 N.Y.S.2d 166. A pat down search of a suspect by police, designed to discover… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 22frisk — Contact of the outer clothing of a person to detect by the sense of touch whether a concealed weapon is being carried. People v. Francis, 1 Dept, 108 A.D.2d 322, 489 N.Y.S.2d 166. A pat down search of a suspect by police, designed to discover… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 23frisk — [[t]frɪsk[/t]] v. i. 1) to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic: The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn[/ex] 2) to search (a person) for concealed weapons, contraband goods, etc., by feeling the person s clothing 3) a leap, skip, or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24frisk — I. verb Etymology: obsolete frisk lively Date: 1519 intransitive verb to leap, skip, or dance in a lively or playful way ; gambol transitive verb to search (a person) for something (as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25Frisk — Projet:Entreprises/Cartographie des marques par secteur Vous trouverez dans cette page une liste de 2 453 marques ou noms de société avec en correspondance le nom du groupe qui en est propriétaire ou qui les contrôle. Cette liste n est pas… …

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  • 26frisk — frisker, n. friskingly, adv. /frisk/, v.i. 1. to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic: The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn. v.t. 2. to search (a person) for concealed weapons, contraband goods, etc., by feeling the person s clothing:… …

    Universalium

  • 27frisk — verb 1》 (of a police officer or official) pass the hands over (someone) in a search for hidden weapons or drugs. 2》 (of an animal or person) skip or move playfully; frolic. noun 1》 a search by frisking. 2》 a playful skip or leap. Derivatives… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28frisk — verb 1 (T) also frisk down AmE to search someone for hidden weapons, drugs etc by feeling their body with your hands: We were frisked at the airport, can you believe it? 2 (I) to run and jump playfully: The lambs were frisking around the pen …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29frisk — /frɪsk / (say frisk) verb (i) 1. to dance, leap, skip, or gambol, as in frolic. –verb (t) Colloquial 2. to search (someone) for concealed weapons, etc., by feeling their clothing. 3. to steal something from (someone) in this way. –noun 4. a leap …

  • 30frisk — v. & n. v. 1 intr. leap or skip playfully. 2 tr. sl. feel over or search (a person) for a weapon etc. (usu. rapidly). n. 1 a playful leap or skip. 2 sl. the frisking of a person. Derivatives: frisker n. Etymology: obs. frisk (adj.) f. OF frisque… …

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