FRISK


Meaning of FRISK in English

frisk /frɪsk/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: frisk 'full of energy' (16-18 centuries) , from Old French frisque ]

1 . [transitive] to search someone for hidden weapons, drugs etc by feeling their body with your hands:

We were frisked at the airport.

2 . [intransitive] if a young animal frisks, it runs and jumps playfully SYN skip :

The lambs were frisking around the pen.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.