frisking

Meanings

• The act of patting down or searching someone's body for weapons, illegal substances, or other contraband.

  - "Officers may frisk individuals during a Terry stop."
  - "A security guard may frisk patrons entering a nightclub."
  - "During a pat-down search, an officer may discover a concealed weapon, such as a handgun or a knife, resulting in an arrest."

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Synonyms

pat down

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with frisking
fisking , skilling , grilling , chilling , thrilling , filling , spilling , million , billion , trillion , quadrillion , quintillion , sextillion , septillion , octillion , nonillion , decillion

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Variants

List of all variants of frisking that leads to same result
frisk , frisked , frisker , friskers , frisking , frisks

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'frisking' is derived from the Old English word 'friscan', which means 'to make bright, clear, or smooth' or 'to groom, tidy up, or make orderly'. Over time, the term 'frisking' came to be associated with the act of patting down or searching someone's body for weapons, illegal substances, or other contraband.

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