frisk

frisk

 (frĭsk)

v. frisked, frisk·ing, frisks

v.tr.

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

v.intr.

To move about briskly and playfully; frolic.

n.

1. The act of frisking someone.

2. An energetic, playful movement; a gambol.

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

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frisk′er n.

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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)

a. to search (someone) by feeling for concealed weapons, etc

b. to rob by searching in this way

n

4. a playful antic or movement; frolic

5. the act or an instance of frisking a person

[C16: from Old French frisque, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German frisc lively, fresh]

ˈfrisker n

ˈfriskingly adv

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frisk

(frɪsk)

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.

n.

3. a leap, skip, or caper.

4. a frolic or gambol.

5. the act of frisking a person.

[1425–75; late Middle English, as adj. < Middle French frisque]

frisk′er, n.

frisk′ing•ly, adv.

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frisk

Past participle: frisked
Gerund: frisking

Imperative

frisk

frisk

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Thesaurus

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

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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

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frisk

verb

1. To leap and skip about playfully:

caper, cavort, dance, frolic, gambol, rollick, romp.

2. To examine the person or personal effects of in order to find something lost or concealed:

inspect, search.

Slang: shake down.

noun

A thorough search of a place or persons:

search.

Slang: shakedown.

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Translations

يَقْفِزُ فَرَحا

poskakovatskotačit

boltre sigløbe omkring

filzenhüpfen

cachear

folâtrerfouiller

hoppa og skoppa, ærslast

saltellarefare caprioleperquisireperquisizione personale

išdykėliškaiišdykėliškasšėliotižvitriaižvitrus

draiskotieslēkāt

boltre segløpe omkringspringe omkring

sıçrayıp oynamak

活蹦乱跳

frisk

[frɪsk]

A. VT (= search) → cachear, registrar

B. VI (= frolic) → brincar; [people] → juguetear; [animals] → retozar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

frisk

[ˈfrɪsk] vt (= search) → fouiller

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

frisk

vi (= leap about) → umhertollen

vt suspect etc → durchsuchen, filzen (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

frisk

[frɪsk]

1. vt (fam) (suspect) → perquisire

2. vi (frolic) → saltellare allegramente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

frisk

(frisk) verb

to jump about playfully. The lambs are frisking in the fields. spring يَقْفِزُ فَرَحا подскачам saltar poskakovat, skotačit hüpfen boltre sig; løbe omkring χοροπηδώbrincar 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 dartelenboltre seg, springe/løpe omkring brykać پورته كښته غورځېدل، تلاښ كول saltar a zburda резвиться šantiť veselo poskakovati skakutati skutta [omkring] กระโดดโลดเต้นอย่างลิงโลด sıçrayıp oynamak 蹦蹦跳跳 пустувати, стрибати اچھل کود کرنا nhảy cỡn; nô đùa 活蹦乱跳

ˈfrisky adjective

springerig مَرِح، لَعوب скоклив alegre hravý, skotačivý munter sprælsk παιχνιδιάρηςjuguetón vallatu سرزنده leikkisä fringantעליז शक्तियुक्त živahan, obijesno veseo élénk lincah líflegur, fjörlegur saltellante, vivace はね廻る 활발한 žvitrus, išdykėliškas draiskulīgs; rotaļīgs lompatan dartelsprelsk, spretten, vilter rozbrykany خوشاله، ژوندى، بشاش، شوخ folgazão zburdalnic резвый šantivý poskočen nestašan yster, uppsluppen, sprallig มีชีวิตชีวา neşeli, oynak 活潑的 жвавий, грайливий چنچل nghịch ngợm 活泼的

ˈfriskily adverb

springerig بِمَرَح игриво alegremente hravě, skotačivě munter sprælskt παιχνιδιάρικα juguetónamente, atolondradamente, vivamente vallatult با سرزندگی leikkisästi 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 žvitriai, linksmai, išdykėliškai draiskulīgi; rotaļīgi dengan melompat-lompat dartelsprelsk, sprettent, viltert swawolnie ژوندى alegremente ţopăind резво samopašne poskočno nestašno ystert อย่างมีชีวิตชีวา canlılıkla, neşeyle 活潑地 жваво چلبلے پن سے nghịch ngợm 活泼地

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