Definition of "frisk" in English

adjective

1. (archaic) Lively; brisk.

noun

1. A little playful skip or leap; a brisk and lively movement.

2. 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.

verb

1. (intransitive) To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap.

2. (transitive) 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.

3. (transitive) To search (a place).

   • Furniture was tipped over and drawers pulled out. Someone had obviously frisked the joint before we arrived.