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Taser

/ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)/

A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.

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noun
  1. 1

    A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.

  2. 2

    (by extension) Any electroshock stun gun.

verb
  1. 1

    To shock a person, thing, individual, or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun.

  2. 2

    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."

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capturenounAn act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
capturesnounAn act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
tazernounMisspelling of taser. [A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.]
tasenounAn electric shock administered with a taser.
stun gunnounA weapon intended to immobilize, usually through delivery of an electric shock.
electric gunnounAn electroshock gun; a taser; a stun gun.
cyclenounA process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
shockernoun(colloquial) One who or that which shocks or startles.
zappernoun(colloquial) A remote control for a television.
electrotorturenountorture involving electric shock
electroshocknoun(medicine) Electroconvulsive therapy.
electric shocknounThe physical reaction or shock caused by the flow of electricity through the body.
shocknounA sudden, heavy impact.
shockingInspiring shock; startling.
stunnounThe condition of being stunned.
stunnernoun(colloquial) A woman or man of stunning beauty or handsomeness (often hyperbolic), a knockout.
swacknoun(slang) A large number or amount of something.
manstoppernounA weapon, bullet, dog, etc. that can quickly and reliably incapacitate a person.
return shocknounAn electric shock due to the action of induction, sometimes felt after a lightning flash.
minenounAn excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.

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