frisking

frisk  (frsk)

v. frisked, frisk·ing, frisks

v.intr.

To move about briskly and playfully; frolic.

v.tr.

To search (a person) for something concealed, especially a weapon, by passing the hands quickly over clothes or through pockets.

n.

1. An energetic, playful movement; a gambol.

2. The act of frisking.

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[From Middle English frisk, lively, from Old French frisque, of Germanic origin.]

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frisker n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

frisking - the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk" frisk search, hunting, hunt - the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone strip search - searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes