frisk Definition

frisk
verb frisked, frisking

intr
1. To jump or run about happily and playfully.

Thesaurus: caper, dance, gambol, cavort, frolic, jump, hop, prance, skip, romp, play, rollick.
Form: frisk about (also)
2. slang
To search someone for concealed weapons, drugs, etc.
Thesaurus: inspect, search, shake down, check.

noun

1. A frolic; spell of prancing or jumping about.
2. slang
An act of searching a person for weapons, etc.

Derivative: frisker
noun

Etymology: 18c as verb 2; 16c as verb 1: originally from French frisque lively.