frisk
Use Frisk in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic: The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn.
verb (used with object)
2.
to search (a person) for concealed weapons, contraband goods, etc., by feeling the person's clothing: The police frisked both of the suspects.
noun
3.
a leap, skip, or caper.
4.
a frolic or gambol.
5.
the act of frisking a person.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English, as adj. < Middle French frisque, perhaps a spelling variant (with mute s) of fri(c)que lively, smart < Germanic (compare Middle Dutch vrec, Old High German freh avaricious, Middle High German vrech brave, German frech insolent); or < Middle French (Flanders) frisque < Middle Dutch frisc fresh
1425–75; late Middle English, as adj. < Middle French frisque, perhaps a spelling variant (with mute s) of fri(c)que lively, smart < Germanic (compare Middle Dutch vrec, Old High German freh avaricious, Middle High German vrech brave, German frech insolent); or < Middle French (Flanders) frisque < Middle Dutch frisc fresh
Related forms
frisk·er, noun
frisk·ing·ly, adverb
un·frisk·ing, adjective
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frisk (frɪsk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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, | |
| 'frisker | |
| —n | |
| 'friskingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
frisk
1510s, "to dance, frolic," from M.Fr. frisque "lively, brisk," possibly from a Gmc. source (cf. M.Du. vrisch "fresh"). Sense of "pat down in a search" first recorded 1781. Related: Frisked; frisking.
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Example sentences
The justification for a pat-down search or protective frisk is officer safety.
The law enforcement justification for a pat-down search or protective frisk is officer safety.
So was a weapons frisk after the driver fled and jettisoned marijuana.
Catching addicts is easy: if the police frisk enough people in druggy areas, they are sure to find a crack vial or two.
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