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.

Derivatives:

frisker n.

Etymology: obs. frisk (adj.) f. OF frisque lively, of unkn. orig.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.