frisk

frisk
Synonyms and related words:
amble, antic, beat the bushes, bob, bounce, burrow, canter, caper, capriole, caracole, carol, carry on, cavort, check out, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, curvet, cut a dido, cut capers, cut up, dance, delight, delve, dido, dig, disport, domiciliary visit, dragnet, examine, exploration, explore, exult, falcade, fan, flounce, fool around, forage, frolic, gallop, gambade, gambado, gambol, glory, go on horseback, go over, go through, hack, horse around, house-search, hunt, hunting, inspect, joy, jubilate, jump about, leap, lilt, look around, look round, look through, lope, mount, nose around, pace, perquisition, piaffe, play, poke, poke around, posse, prance, probe, pry, quest, ramp, ransacking, rejoice, research, revel, ride bareback, ride hard, rollick, romp, root, rummage, search, search party, search through, search warrant, search-and-destroy operation, searching, shake down, sing, skip, skip for joy, smell around, sport, stalk, stalking, still hunt, take horse, tittup, trip, trot, turning over, whistle

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  • frisk — vt: to run the hand rapidly over the outer clothing of (a suspect) for the purpose of finding concealed weapons compare search ◇ The purpose of frisking a suspect is to insure the safety of an officer making an investigation against concealed… …   Law dictionary

  • Frisk — can refer to different things including:*Frisking is where a police officer or other law enforcement agent runs his or her hands along the outer garments to detect any concealed weapons or other contraband; *Frisk is a surname of Swedish origin,… …   Wikipedia

  • Frisk — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anders Frisk (* 1963), schwedischer Fußballschiedsrichter Hjalmar Frisk (1900–1984), schwedischer Indogermanist Johanna Frisk (* 1986), schwedische Fußballspielerin Frisk bezeichnet: Frisk (Roman), Roman… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • frisk — [ frısk ] verb 1. ) frisk or frisk down transitive to search someone with your hands in order to see if they are carrying anything illegal such as a gun or drugs: All of the passengers were frisked by the airport police. 2. ) intransitive if… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • frisk — frisk·er; frisk·i·ly; frisk·i·ness; frisk·ing·ly; frisk; …   English syllables

  • frisk´i|ly — frisk|y «FRIHS kee», adjective, frisk|i|er, frisk|i|est. playful; lively: »The beach was teeming with people from friskmerry little children to decrepit old men just soaking up the sun. – …   Useful english dictionary

  • frisk|y — «FRIHS kee», adjective, frisk|i|er, frisk|i|est. playful; lively: »The beach was teeming with people from friskmerry little children to decrepit old men just soaking up the sun. – …   Useful english dictionary

  • frisk — • frisk, fräsch, primör • frisk, sval, kylig, skarp, bitande, färsk, fräsch • frisk, sund, kry, rapp, rask, välmående, välbehållen • blomstrande, fräsch, frisk, frodig …   Svensk synonymlexikon

  • 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • frisk — [frısk] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: frisk full of energy (16 18 centuries), from Old French frisque] 1.) [T] to search someone for hidden weapons, drugs etc by feeling their body with your hands ▪ We were frisked at the airport can you believe… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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