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frisk definition

frisk (frisk)

adjective

Obsolete lively; frisky

Etymology: ME < OFr frisque < OHG frisc, new, cheerful, lively: see fresh

noun

  1. a lively, playful movement; frolic; gambol
  2. Slang the act of frisking a person

transitive verb

  1. to move in a playful, lively manner the puppy frisked its tail
  2. Slang to search quickly; esp., to search (a person) as for concealed weapons or stolen articles by passing the hands quickly over the person's clothing

intransitive verb

to dance or move about in a playful, lively manner; frolic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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