frisking

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
frisking
    n 1: the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or
         illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk" [syn:
         {frisk}, {frisking}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Frisk \Frisk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frisked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Frisking}.]
   To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety.
   [1913 Webster]

         The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. --Addison.
   [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
frisking \frisking\ n.
   The act or process of searching someone for concealed
   weapons.

   Syn: frisk.
        [WordNet 1.5]
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