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Entry 4 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Frisk

/frĭsk/ · IPA /fɹɪsk/
01 a. Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky.
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    Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky.[Obs.]
02 a. A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.
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    A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.
03 v. i. To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety.
imp. & p. p. Frisked; p. pr. & vb. n. Frisking
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    To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety.
    “The frisking satyrs on the summits danced.” — Addison.
04 v. t. To search (a person) for concealed weapons or other objects, by patting the clothing to detect objects underneath; as, the police pulled th…
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    To search (a person) for concealed weapons or other objects, by patting the clothing to detect objects underneath; as, the police pulled the car over and frisked the occupants.
Syn. frisk.