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frisk
noun
verb
the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- K
- Contains
- RIS
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
fɹɪsk
Meaning
Definitions
noun
the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
“he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
verb
search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
“The police frisked everyone at the airport”
verb
play boisterously
“The children frolicked in the garden”
In context
Example Sentences
he gave the suspect a quick frisk
The police frisked everyone at the airport
The children frolicked in the garden
the gamboling lambs in the meadows
The toddlers romped in the playroom
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