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noun
A search for items hidden on a person, performed by removing the person's clothes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see strip, search.
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verb
To search for items hidden on a person, by removing clothes.
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noun
searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: frisk, frisking
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Across languages
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