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Taser

Taser

See also: taser, TASer, and Taşer

English

Noun

Taser (plural Tasers)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of taser

Verb

Taser (third-person singular simple present Tasers, present participle Tasering, simple past and past participle Tasered)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of taser
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      "In one incident, a large, vicious dog was coming at an officer and he was able to Taser the dog rather than shoot it," Llewellyn said.

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  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:taser.

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German

Noun

Taser m (genitive Tasers, plural Taser)

  1. taser

Synonyms

  • Elektroschockpistole f

See also

taser

taser

See also: Taser, TASer, and Taşer

English

Photograph of a Taser
Police-issue X26 Taser.

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Pronunciation

Noun

taser (plural tasers)

  1. A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock; a stun gun.
  2. By generalization, any electroshock stun gun.

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Derived terms

See also

  • stun gun
  • cattle prod (an electric shock device used to herd cattle)
  • electric fence (a fixed installation electric shock barrier used to control livestock)
  • mace (a self-defense chemical spray used to fend off attackers, similar use to personal tasers)
  • pepper spray (a self-defense chemical spray used to fend off attackers, similar use to personal tasers)

Verb

taser (third-person singular simple present tasers, present participle tasering, simple past and past participle tasered)

  1. To shock an individual or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun.
  2. (figuratively) To strike verbally or gesturally with ill intents.
    As I spoke too loudly during the solemn church service, my husband shot me a glance that emotionally tasered me to the point of silence until we returned home 2 hours later.

Synonyms

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:taser.

See also

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