frisk | meaning in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Meaning of frisk – Learner’s Dictionary

frisk
verb
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frisk verb (TOUCH)

to move your hands over someone's body to discover if they are hiding something such as a weapon:
There were guards frisking people as they went into the building.

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frisk verb (MOVE)

to run and jump happily like a young animal
(Definition of frisk from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of frisk

in Chinese (Traditional)
（用手）搜…的身, 活蹦亂跳，歡躍…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（用手）搜…的身, 活蹦乱跳，撒欢儿…
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in Spanish
cachear, registrar, retozar…
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in Portuguese
revistar, brincar, saltar…
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üstünü aramak, arama yapmak, sıçramak…
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gambader…
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poskakovat, skotačit…
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boltre sig, løbe omkring…
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melompat-lompat…
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กระโดดโลดเต้นอย่างลิงโลด…
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nhảy cỡn, nô đùa…
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przeszukiwać, rewidować, brykać…
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melompat-lompat…
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hüpfen…
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boltre seg, springe/løpe omkring…
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обыскивать, прыгать, резвиться…
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saltellare…
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