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Noun: frisking  fris-king
  1. The act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
    "he gave the suspect a quick frisking";
    - frisk
Verb: frisk  frisk
  1. Search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
    "The police frisked everyone at the airport"
     
  2. Play boisterously
    "The children frisked in the garden";
    - frolic, lark [informal], rollick, skylark [informal], disport, sport, cavort, gambol, romp, run around, lark about [informal]

Derived forms: friskings

Type of: hunt, hunting, play, search

Encyclopedia: Frisking

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