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to taser

to taser

9 5.5
To give someone an electric shock with a handheld device to stop them briefly
  • verb
  • /ˈteɪzər/
  • NSFW
translation icon : inmovilizar con pistola eléctrica
  • Now you're about to get Tasered.
  • get tasered
  • Tasered by an officer
  • Tasered multiple times

Dude, they tased me once and I pulled it out.

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Examples

Synonyms

to shock
vsto taser
26 3.4

To give a person a sudden painful electric shock

is limited to doing this with a handheld law enforcement device
to tase
vsto taser
  • NSFW
17 8.8

To give someone a shock with a small electric weapon like a Taser to make them stop moving briefly

is the alternative verb form for the same electrical disabling action
to stun
vsto taser
11 4.0

To make someone unconscious or dazed for a short time by a hit

uses an electrical device to incapacitate rather than blunt force or impact

How Incapacitating

to zap
  • NSFW
17 6.0
to taser
  • NSFW
9 5.5
to shock
26 3.4

Surface Forms

taser infinitive
tased past
tased past participle
tasing present participle
tases third person singular

Etymology

Taser as a verb comes from the name of the device TASER, so to 'taser' someone is to shock them with that electric weapon. The verb keeps the noun's idea: using electricity to make someone stop moving for a short time.