Definitions for friskfrɪsk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
friskfrɪsk(v.i.)
to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic:
The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn.
(v.t.)to search (a person) for concealed weapons, contraband goods, etc., by feeling the person's clothing.
(n.)a leap, skip, or caper.
a frolic or gambol.
the act of frisking a person.
Origin of frisk:
1425–75; late ME, as adj. < MF frisque
frisk′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
frisk, frisking(verb)
the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
"he gave the suspect a quick frisk"
frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about(verb)
play boisterously
"The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
frisk(verb)
search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
"The police frisked everyone at the airport"
Wiktionary
frisk(Noun)
A frolic; a fit of wanton gaiety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.
frisk(Verb)
to frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap
frisk(Verb)
to search somebody by feeling their clothes
The police frisked the suspiciously-acting individual and found a knife as well as a bag of marijuana.
frisk(Adjective)
Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky.
Origin: From frisk, from frisque, of origin, perhaps from frisc or frisc, ultimately from friskaz. Cognate with frískur. More at fresh.
Webster Dictionary
Frisk(adj)
lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky
Frisk(adj)
a frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap
Frisk(verb)
to leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety
Translations for frisk
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- springAfrikaans
- يَقْفِزُ فَرَحاArabic
- подскачамBulgarian
- saltarPortuguese (BR)
- poskakovat, skotačitCzech
- hüpfenGerman
- boltre sig; løbe omkringDanish
- χοροπηδώGreek
- brincarSpanish
- karglemaEstonian
- جست و خیز کردنFarsi
- hypähdelläFinnish
- folâtrerFrench
- לְכַרכֵּרHebrew
- किसी व्यक्ति के कपड़ों पर हाथ फेरकर तलाशी करनाHindi
- bezbrižno skakutatiCroatian
- ugrándozikHungarian
- melompat-lompatIndonesian
- hoppa og skoppa,ærslastIcelandic
- saltellareItalian
- はね回るJapanese
- 깡충깡충 뛰다Korean
- šokinėti, šėliotiLithuanian
- lēkāt; draiskotiesLatvian
- melompat-lompatMalay
- dartelenDutch
- boltre seg, springe/løpe omkringNorwegian
- brykaćPolish
- جست و خیز کردنPersian
- پورته كښته غورځېدل، تلاښ كولPashto
- saltarPortuguese
- a zburdaRomanian
- резвитьсяRussian
- šantiťSlovak
- veselo poskakovatiSlovenian
- skakutatiSerbian
- skutta [omkring]Swedish
- กระโดดโลดเต้นอย่างลิงโลดThai
- sıçrayıp oynamakTurkish
- 蹦蹦跳跳Chinese (Trad.)
- пустувати, стрибатиUkrainian
- اچھل کود کرناUrdu
- nhảy cỡn; nô đùaVietnamese
- 活蹦乱跳Chinese (Simp.)
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