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Frisk Common

Frisk has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs

"he gave the suspect a quick frisk"

2

A frolic; a fit of wanton gaiety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.

Verb
1

play boisterously

"The children frolicked in the garden"

"the gamboling lambs in the meadows"

"The toddlers romped in the playroom"

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"

3

To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap.

Adjective
1

Lively; brisk

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

Example Sentences
"he gave the suspect a quick frisk" noun
"The children frolicked in the garden" verb
"the gamboling lambs in the meadows" verb
"The toddlers romped in the playroom" verb
"The police frisked everyone at the airport" verb
See Also
shake over frisks skip gambol brisk frisked colt wanton
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
search play
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
strip search
Rhyming Words
bisk sisk disk risk fisk brisk flisk whisk derisk lentisk fx risk at risk dillisk obelisk odalisk rakfisk subdisk ilovaisk ram disk satyrisk
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