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frisk
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1frisk

verb \ˈfrisk\

Definition of FRISK

intransitive verb
: to leap, skip, or dance in a lively or playful way : gambol
transitive verb
: to search (a person) for something (as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
— frisk·er noun
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Examples of FRISK

  1. <carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard>

Origin of FRISK

obsolete frisk lively
First Known Use: 1519

Related to FRISK

Synonyms
caper, cavort, disport, frolic, gambol, lark, rollick, romp, sport

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with FRISK

bisque, brisk, disk, fisc, risk, whisk

2frisk

noun

Definition of FRISK

1
a archaic : caper
b : gambol, romp
c : diversion
2
: an act of frisking

Examples of FRISK

  1. <fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk>

First Known Use of FRISK

1525

Related to FRISK

Synonyms
binge, fling, frolic, gambol, idyll (also idyl), lark, ploy, revel, rollick, romp, spree

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