frisking

Plural: friskings

Noun

• the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
• The act or an instance of checking someone's clothes and body for weapons or contraband.
• The action or motion of one who frisks; a gambol.

Verb

• play boisterously
• search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
• present participle and gerund of frisk

Synonyms

cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport, frisk#Noun, patdown#Noun