Taser
Trademark.
1.
Often, TASER. a brand name for a gunlike device that uses propelled wires or direct contact to electrically stun and incapacitate a person temporarily.
noun
1.
trademark a weapon that fires electrical probes that give an electric shock, causing temporary paralysis
verb
2.
(transitive) to stun (someone) with a taser
verb
to use a Taser on someone, a small gunlike device that fires electric darts to incapacitate a person temporarily
Examples
On the TV show, the sleuth Tasers anyone who scares her.
Word Origin
1976
taser
teleactive shock electronic repulsion
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