FRISK


Meaning of FRISK in English

v. & n.

v. 1 intr. leap or skip playfully. 2 tr. sl. feel over or search (a person) for a weapon etc. (usu. rapidly).

n. 1 a playful leap or skip. 2 sl. the frisking of a person. frisker n.

[ obs. frisk (adj.) f. OF frisque lively, of unkn. orig. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.