frisk
Check for weapons
Frisk means to move about playfully and energetically, the way a puppy or lamb might: The dog frisked around the yard.
More commonly now, frisk means to pat down someone's body and clothing searching for concealed weapons or contraband: The officer frisked the suspect.
The noun frisk refers to such a search.
Lighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- gambolPlayful leaping about
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- cavortPlay with lively movement
prance · skip · bound · leap · bounce · lark · rollick · scamper
Energetic and nimble
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- perkyLively and cheerful
- peppyEnergetic and cheerful
- energeticHaving much vigor
vivacious · exuberant · bubbly · chipper · spirited · jaunty · spry · playful
Body search by touch
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
checkpoint · customs · detain · smuggle · confiscate · seize · warrant · handcuffs
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
cavort · prance · skip · bound · leap · bounce · lark · rollick · scamper · play
sprightly
Energetic and nimble
energetic · vivacious · exuberant · bubbly · chipper · spirited · jaunty · spry · playful · bouncy
pat-down
Body search by touch
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- suspectBelieve to be likely
officer · checkpoint · customs · detain · smuggle · confiscate · seize · warrant · handcuffs · strip-search
- policingpatrol, police powers, arrests, police officer, arrest
- airport securityTSA, TSA agent, security, security checkpoint, screening
- playful movementsfrolic, gambol, romp, caper, cavort
- arrestarrest, handcuffs, Miranda warning, booking, custody
- police slangperp, collar, bust, APB, BOLO
- searchessearch, seek, hunt, quest, find
- stop and friskPolice search without arrest
frisky, frisking, friskiness, frisked, frisks, frisker, friskily