taser

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Scrabble points: 5
Words With Friends: 5
Letters: 5

Pronunciation

/ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)/

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/ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)/ · /ˈteɪ.zɚ/

Definition of taser

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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noun

A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.
(broadly)Any electroshock stun gun.
(alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of taser.
A gamer who records speedruns created with the help of software tools.

verb

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.
(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.”
(alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of taser.

“"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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Etymology

Acronym of the science fiction story Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle. Coined in the early 1970s by the inventor Jack Cover originally as TSER, to which he later added the letter A to ease pronunciation. Genericization of the trademark Taser.

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