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bod⋅y-search

[bod-ee-surch]
–verb (used with object)
to search all parts of the body of: Police ordered the suspects to strip and then body-searched them for hidden caches of narcotics.
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body search   (bŏd'ē-sûrch')
n.  A physical search of a person made usually by patting the body with the hands and often by exploring bodily orifices in an attempt to find concealed weapons, explosives, drugs, or other contraband.
bod'y-search' (bŏd'ē-sûrch') v.
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