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frisking vs search

search vs frisking

frisking and search both are nouns.

frisking is not a verb while search is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frisking Yes No No No
search Yes No Yes No
As nouns, search is a hypernym of frisking; that is, search is a word with a broader meaning than frisking:
  • frisking: the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
  • search: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Other hypernyms of frisking include hunt, hunting.
frisking (noun) search (noun)
the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
an investigation seeking answers
the examination of alternative hypotheses
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
frisking (verb) search (verb)
inquire into
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
subject to a search
search or seek
Difference between frisking and search

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