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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frisk \Frisk\, a. [OF. frieque cf OHG. frise lively, brisk, fresh, Dan. & Sw frisk, Icel. friskr. See {Fresh}, a.] Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frisk \Frisk\, a. A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap. --Johnson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frisk \Frisk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frisked}; p. pr & vb n. {Frisking}.] To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety. The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. --Addison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: frisk n : the act of searching someone for concealed weapons [syn: {frisking}] v : play or romp around "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]
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