Frisk

Quick meaning: Frisk is an adjective meaning A little playful skip or leap; a brisk and lively movement.

Meaning

A little playful skip or leap; a brisk and lively movement.

More Meanings

1. The act of frisking, of searching for something by feeling someone's body.
2. (intransitive) To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap.
3. (transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.
4. (transitive) To search (a place).
5. (archaic) Lively; brisk.

Example Sentences

The customs officer gave me a frisk after I went through the metal detector.

Her hands must hide her mouth if she but smile; Fain would she seem all frisk and frolic still

The police frisked the suspiciously-acting individual and found a knife as well as a bag of marijuana.

Furniture was tipped over and drawers pulled out. Someone had obviously frisked the joint before we arrived.

Word Forms

• frisks
• frisking
• frisked

Synonyms for frisk

Depending on context, synonyms include pat down, frolicsome, frisky, gambol, frolic, frisking.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disport, romp, frolic, rollick, gambol, cavort.

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