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frisk
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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.

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

frisker n.

frisk [frɪsk]
vb
1. (intr) to leap, move about, or act in a playful manner; frolic
2. (tr) (esp of animals) to whisk or wave briskly the dog frisked its tail
3. (tr) Informal
a.  to search (someone) by feeling for concealed weapons, etc.
b.  to rob by searching in this way
n
1. a playful antic or movement; frolic
2. Informal the act or an instance of frisking a person
[from Old French frisque, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German frisc lively, fresh]
frisker  n
friskingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.friskfrisk - the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick 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
Verb1.frisk - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"
2.frisk - search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; "The police frisked everyone at the airport"
search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"

frisk
verb
1. (Informal) search, check, inspect, run over, shake down (U.S. slang), body-search He pushed him against the wall and frisked him.
2. frolic, play, sport, dance, trip, jump, bounce, hop, skip, romp, caper, prance, cavort, gambol, rollick, curvet creatures that grunted and frisked about
Translations
frisk [frɪsk]
A. VT (= search) → cachear, registrar
B. VI (= frolic) → brincar; [people] → juguetear; [animals] → retozar

frisk [ˈfrɪsk] vt (= search) → fouiller

frisk
vi (= leap about)umhertollen
vt suspect etcdurchsuchen, filzen (inf)

frisk [frɪsk]
1. vt (fam) (suspect) → perquisire
2. vi (frolic) → saltellare allegramente

frisk [frɪsk]
1. vt (fam) (suspect) → perquisire
2. vi (frolic) → saltellare allegramente

frisk
v frisk [frisk]
to jump about playfully The lambs are frisking in the fields. spring يَقْفِزُ فَرَحا подскачам poskakovat, skotačit boltre sig; løbe omkring hüpfen χοροπηδώ brincar karglema جست و خیز کردن hypähdellä folâtrer לְכַרכֵּר किसी व्यक्ति के कपड़ों पर हाथ फेरकर तलाशी करना bezbrižno skakutati ugrándozik melompat-lompat hoppa og skoppa, ærslast saltellare はね回る 깡충깡충 뛰다 šokinėti, šėlioti lēkāt; draiskoties melompat-lompat dartelen boltre seg, springe/løpe omkring brykać saltar a zburda резвиться šantiť veselo poskakovati skakutati skutta [] กระโดดโลดเต้นอย่างลิงโลด sıçrayıp oynamak 蹦蹦跳跳 пустувати, стрибати اچھل کود کرنا nhảy cỡn; nô đùa
adj frisky
springerig مَرِح، لَعوب скоклив hravý, skotačivý sprælsk munter παιχνιδιάρης juguetón vallatu سرزنده vallaton fringant עַלִיז शक्तियुक्त živahan, obijesno veseo élénk lincah líflegur, fjörlegur saltellante, vivace はね廻る 힘이 넘치는, 활발한, 까부는 žvitrus, išdykėliškas draiskulīgs; rotaļīgs lompatan dartel sprelsk, spretten, vilter rozbrykany folgazão zburdalnic резвый šantivý poskočen nestašan yster, uppsluppen, sprallig มีชีวิตชีวา neşeli, oynak 活潑的 жвавий, грайливий چنچل nghịch ngợm
adv friskily
springerig بِمَرَح игриво hravě, skotačivě sprælskt munter παιχνιδιάρικα juguetónamente, atolondradamente, vivamente vallatult با سرزندگی vallattomasti folâtrement בְּעַלִיזוּת किसी व्यक्ति के कपड़ों पर हाथ फेरकर तलाशी लेते हुए živahno élénken dengan lincah fjörlega, líflega allegramente はね廻って 활발하게, 장난삼아 žvitriai, linksmai, išdykėliškai draiskulīgi; rotaļīgi dengan melompat-lompat dartel sprelsk, sprettent, viltert swawolnie alegremente ţopăind резво samopašne poskočno nestašno ystert อย่างมีชีวิตชีวา canlılıkla, neşeyle 活潑地 жваво چلبلے پن سے nghịch ngợm


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