frisking
Checking for weapons
Frisking is the act of running hands over someone's body and through their clothing to check for concealed items, especially weapons.
Police frisk suspects; security guards frisk concertgoers.
The word also covers a playful, energetic scampering: The puppy was frisking about the yard.
search
Body search by touch
- securityProtection from threat
- checkpointInspection station on route
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
contraband · officer · police · customs · border · airport · wand · suspect
pat-down
Body search by touch
- securityProtection from threat
- checkpointInspection station on route
- screeningEvaluative selection process
inspection · contraband · officer · police · customs · border · airport · wand · suspect · weapons
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
prance · caper · bound · skip · leap · scamper · pounce · wriggle · wiggle · nuzzle
- policingpatrol, police powers, arrests, police officer, arrest
- arrestarrest, handcuffs, Miranda warning, booking, custody
- searchingsearching, rummaging, digging, looking through, finding
- anticshijinks, shenanigans, pranks, mischief, tomfoolery
movement/manner
friskingstillness
Complete lack of motion
motionlessness · standing still · plodding · trudging · moping