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n. - The act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Verb (used without object) : The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn
  • Verb (used with object) : The police frisked both of the suspects
  • Dorking family, that second Lady Henrietta Pulleyn, whom we described as frisking about at Baden, and not in the least afraid of him.
  • Melissa most certainly did not refer to a "frisking" by Iain, she was quoting a comment.
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