frisk : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: frisk	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for frisk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frisk n the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk" Synonym(s): frisk, frisking v play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" Synonym(s): frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; "The police frisked everyone at the airport"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frisk \Frisk\, a. [OF. frieque, cf. OHG. frise lively, brisk, fresh, Dan. & Sw. frisk, Icel. friskr. See {Fresh}, a.] Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frisk \Frisk\, a. A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap. --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frisk \Frisk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frisked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frisking}.] To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety. The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. --Addison.