Meaning & use
Frisk
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To search a person by running the hands over their clothing to check for hidden weapons or contraband.
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The officer asked him to raise his arms so she could frisk him.
Airport staff frisk passengers who trigger the metal detector.
A note on using this word
Originally meant simply 'to move briskly or playfully,' a sense still preserved in the related word 'frisky.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To move around playfully and energetically; to frolic.
The dog began to frisk about the yard as soon as the leash came off.
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