Meaning of "frisk" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRISK

From Old French frisque, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German frisc lively, fresh.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FRISK

frisk  [frɪsk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRISK

Frisk is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb frisk in English.

WHAT DOES FRISK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of frisk in the English dictionary

The first definition of frisk in the dictionary is to leap, move about, or act in a playful manner; frolic. Other definition of frisk is to whisk or wave briskly. Frisk is also to search by feeling for concealed weapons, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FRISK

PRESENT

Present

I frisk

you frisk

he/she/it frisks

we frisk

you frisk

they frisk

Present continuous

I am frisking

you are frisking

he/she/it is frisking

we are frisking

you are frisking

they are frisking

Present perfect

I have frisked

you have frisked

he/she/it has frisked

we have frisked

you have frisked

they have frisked

Present perfect continuous

I have been frisking

you have been frisking

he/she/it has been frisking

we have been frisking

you have been frisking

they have been frisking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I frisked

you frisked

he/she/it frisked

we frisked

you frisked

they frisked

Past continuous

I was frisking

you were frisking

he/she/it was frisking

we were frisking

you were frisking

they were frisking

Past perfect

I had frisked

you had frisked

he/she/it had frisked

we had frisked

you had frisked

they had frisked

Past perfect continuous

I had been frisking

you had been frisking

he/she/it had been frisking

we had been frisking

you had been frisking

they had been frisking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will frisk

you will frisk

he/she/it will frisk

we will frisk

you will frisk

they will frisk

Future continuous

I will be frisking

you will be frisking

he/she/it will be frisking

we will be frisking

you will be frisking

they will be frisking

Future perfect

I will have frisked

you will have frisked

he/she/it will have frisked

we will have frisked

you will have frisked

they will have frisked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been frisking

you will have been frisking

he/she/it will have been frisking

we will have been frisking

you will have been frisking

they will have been frisking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would frisk

you would frisk

he/she/it would frisk

we would frisk

you would frisk

they would frisk

Conditional continuous

I would be frisking

you would be frisking

he/she/it would be frisking

we would be frisking

you would be frisking

they would be frisking

Conditional perfect

I would have frisk

you would have frisk

he/she/it would have frisk

we would have frisk

you would have frisk

they would have frisk

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been frisking

you would have been frisking

he/she/it would have been frisking

we would have been frisking

you would have been frisking

they would have been frisking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you frisk
we let´s frisk
you frisk

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to frisk

Past participle

frisked

Present Participle

frisking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FRISK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «frisk» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of frisk

bounce · caper · cavort · check · curvet · dance · frolic · gambol · hop · inspect · jump · play · prance · rollick · romp · run over · search · shake down · skip · sport · trip

TRANSLATION OF FRISK

Find out the translation of frisk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of frisk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «frisk» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 弗里斯克
• Translator English - Spanish: frisk
• English: frisk
• Translator English - Hindi: नाचना
• Translator English - Arabic: فريسك
• Translator English - Russian: шмон
• Translator English - Portuguese: Frisk
• Translator English - Bengali: ক্রীড়া করা
• Translator English - French: fouiller
• Translator English - Malay: Frisk
• Translator English - German: filzen
• Translator English - Japanese: フリスク
• Translator English - Korean: 몸수색
• Translator English - Javanese: Frisk
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nhảy nhót
• Translator English - Tamil: FRISK
• Translator English - Marathi: झोपा काढणे
• Translator English - Turkish: koşuşmak
• Translator English - Italian: perquisire
• Translator English - Polish: Frisk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: шмон
• Translator English - Romanian: Frisk
• Translator English - Greek: σκίρτημα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: huppelen
• Translator English - Swedish: frisk
• Translator English - Norwegian: frisk

2 QUOTES WITH «FRISK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word frisk.

1

Sal Albanese

The most divisive issue facing New Yorkers in 2013 is stop and frisk, a tactic used by law enforcement to stop, question, and frisk people suspected of a crime.

2

Henry Rollins

When a young non-white male is stopped and searched at the whim of a police officer, his idea of personal space, privacy and self esteem are shattered, to say nothing of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment protections. The damage goes deep quickly and stays. Stop & frisk, as well as a tactic, is also an incitement.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRISK»

Discover the use of frisk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frisk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Frisk: A Novel

When Dennis is thirteen, he sees a series of photographs of a boy apparently unimaginably mutilated. Dennis is not shocked, but stunned by their mystery and their power; their glimpse at the reality of death.

Dennis Cooper, 2007

The New York City Police Department's Stop & Frisk ...

Canvasses 3 different perspectives on "stop and frisk" (S&F) police activity in NY City.

Eliot Spitzer, 1999

Algebra for College Students

Each book in this series maintains the authors' proven style through clear, no-nonsense explanations, as well as the mathematical accuracy and rigor that only Gustafson and Frisk can deliver.

R. Gustafson, Peter Frisk, 2004

Submitting to God: Women and Islam in Urban Malaysia

A study of the everyday religious practice of pious women within Kuala Lumpur's affluent, Malay middle class.

Sylva Frisk, 2009

Beginning and Intermediate Algebra: An Integrated Approach

Use this text, and you'll learn solid mathematical skills that will help you both in future mathematical courses and in real life!

R. Gustafson, Peter Frisk, 2007

Frisk: A Novel

Dennis, a young homosexual eager to understand the power that the human body has over him, walks the line between death and desire--experiencing pleasure with punk rocker Samson and hustler Julian--in a world plagued by AIDS

Dennis Cooper, 1992

Frisk: A Novel

Foto's van een vermoorde en verminkte jongen die hij in zijn jeugd heeft gezien bepalen het leven en de fantasieën van een homoseksuele man.

Dennis Cooper, 1991

College Algebra

Clearly written and comprehensive, the eleventh edition of Gustafson and Hughes' popular book, COLLEGE ALGEBRA, provides in-depth and precise coverage, incorporated into a framework of tested teaching strategy.

R. Gustafson, Jeff Hughes, 2012

Ocean and Seabed Acoustics: A Theory of Wave Propagation

A Theory of Wave Propagation George V. Frisk. important problems in wave propagation in laterally varying media are solved in the appendices. My initial plan for the book had included three additional chapters dealing with solution ...

George V. Frisk, 1994

Criminal Procedure: Law and Practice

plain touch doctrine Stop and frisk are two separate acts, not one continuous act. Stops and frisks require reasonable suspicion to be valid. Terry v. Ohio is the leading case on stop and frisk. The only valid purpose of a stop is to determine if a ...

Rolando del Carmen, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRISK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frisk is used in the context of the following news items.

Suicide Bombs: Muslims Kick As Army, Police Frisk Women In Hijab …

Muslims across the country have kicked against heightened searches conducted on women wearing Islamic dresses by security men. «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»

City violence spiking after years in decline

Police departments all over the country have closely watched the legal attack on stop-and-frisk tactics in New York and the city's subsequent ... «Newbritainherald, Jul 15»

DeBlasio presiding over rapid decline in NY city quality of life

But what about the infamous stop and frisk program that was pulled because it supposedly targeted minorities? Since the program ended, the ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»

Eric Garner's family still waiting for justice 1 year later

Crime statistics in Staten Island's 120th Precinct back up the claim: The number of stop-and-frisk reports filed by cops were down from 191,558 ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

NYPD inching toward reform, retraining 22000 officers since the …

... the department's “peace dividend,” the goodwill earned by the dramatic reduction of stop-and-frisk policing across the five boroughs. Yet both ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

Wildcard Saturday at Calgary Stampede Rodeo

Nebraska cowboy Jaden Clark gets tossed from a horse called Whitney's Frisk during the novice bareback event at the Calgary Stampede ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»

Boat Week is time for hooking up with old friends

"It's a great reunion time," said Frisk, Port Huron's resident Great Lakes shipping expert at BoatNerd.com. "I'm not from this area, but there's a lot ... «Port Huron Times Herald, Jul 15»

WALTER WILLIAMS: Fiddling away the future

How about a ban on "stop and frisk" and proactive policing as a measure to increase public safety in high-crime neighborhoods? What about ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»

Crime Rates Spike in Several US Cities

In New York City, the police department's 'stop-and-frisk' law was declared unconstitutional in 2013 for targeting minorities. However, the ... «myCentralOregon.com, Jul 15»

On the right track: Taking the train in India

A security checkpoint divides passengers – women on one side, men on the other – to frisk us and check our bags (presumably for the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»