noun
- The act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs.
- usage: "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"
- synonyms: frisking
verb
- Play boisterously.
- usage: "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
- Search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets.
- usage: "The police frisked everyone at the airport"
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