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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
frisk
    n 1: the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or
         illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk" [syn:
         frisk, frisking]
    v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
         "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped
         in the playroom" [syn: frolic, lark, rollick,
         skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk,
         romp, run around, lark about]
    2: search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly
       over the clothing and through the pockets; "The police
       frisked everyone at the airport"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Frisk \Frisk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Frisked; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Frisking.]
   To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety.
   [1913 Webster]

         The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. --Addison.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
frisk \frisk\ (fr[i^]sk), v. t.
   To search (a person) for concealed weapons or other objects,
   by patting the clothing to detect objects underneath; as, the
   police pulled the car over and frisked the occupants.

   Syn: frisk.
        [WordNet 1.5]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Frisk \Frisk\, a. [OF. frieque, cf. OHG. frise lively, brisk,
   fresh, Dan. & Sw. frisk, Icel. friskr. See Fresh, a.]
   Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Frisk \Frisk\, a.
   A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful
   skip or leap. --Johnson.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for frisk:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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