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to taser

to taser

3 5.5
To give someone an electric shock with a handheld device to stop them briefly
  • verb
  • /ˈteɪzər/
  • NSFW
: 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 stun
vsto taser
63 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
to shock
vsto taser
27 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
16 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

How Incapacitating

to zap
  • NSFW
97 6.0
to taser
  • NSFW
3 5.5
to shock
27 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.