frisk
/frɪsk/
verb
- To search someone quickly by running hands over their body and clothing, usually to check for hidden weapons or stolen items.
- The security guard had to frisk every visitor before they entered the concert.
- The police officer asked the suspect to stand still while she frisked him for weapons.
- At the airport, a TSA agent may frisk passengers who set off the metal detector.
- To move or leap about playfully; to skip or dance in a lively way.
- The lambs frisked in the meadow under the warm spring sun.
- Children frisked along the beach, splashing in the waves.
- The puppies frisked around the yard, chasing each other in circles.
noun
- An act of searching someone by running hands over their body and clothing.
- The guard gave him a quick frisk at the entrance.
- A frisk is a routine part of security at large public events.
- She felt nervous during the frisk, but the officer was professional.