frisk /fɹɪsk/verb 3noun 2adjective 1forms 3 verb3 •To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.The police frisked the suspiciously-acting individual and found a knife as well as a bag of marijuana. •To search (a place).Furniture was tipped over and drawers pulled out. Someone had obviously frisked the joint before we arrived. •To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap. noun2 •The act of frisking, of searching for something by feeling someone's body.The customs officer gave me a frisk after I went through the metal detector. •A little playful skip or leap; a brisk and lively movement. adjective1 •(no longer used) Lively; brisk.Her hands must hide her mouth if she but smile; Fain would she seem all frisk and frolic still — 1597 formsfrisked · frisking · frisks
