noun · rare

frisk

frisk · frisks

веселье

Scherz

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

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/fɹɪsk/

» The police officer frisked Tom.

Поліцейський обшукав Тома. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

A little playful skip or leap; a brisk and lively movement.
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.
the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs

Examples

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The police officer frisked Tom.
Поліцейський обшукав Тома. — deniko
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Tom got frisked by the police officer.
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Tom was frisked by a police officer.
ruТома обыскал полицейский. — scriptin
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Tom was frisked by the police officer.
ruТом был обыскан полицейским. — Hayabusa
deTom wurde von dem Polizisten durchsucht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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A police officer frisked Tom.
ruПолицейский обыскал Тома. — scriptin
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Origin

From Middle English frisk (“lively, frisky”), from Middle French frisque (“lively, jolly,

From Middle English frisk (“lively, frisky”), from Middle French frisque (“lively, jolly, blithe, fine, spruce, gay”), of Germanic origin, perhaps from Middle Dutch frisc (“fresh”) or Old High German frisc (“fresh”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *friskaz (“fresh”). Cognate with Icelandic frískur (“frisky, fresh”). Doublet of fresco and fresh. More at fresh.

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