frisking

English Thesaurus

1. the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs (noun.act)

hypernym	:	hunt, hunting, search,
definition	:	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (noun.act)

hyponym	:	strip search,
definition	:	searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes (noun.act)

derivation	:	frisk,
definition	:	search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets (verb.contact)

derivation	:	frisk,
definition	:	search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets (verb.contact)