tase

verb

tased; tasing
often capitalized

transitive verb

: to shoot with a Taser gun

Examples of tase in a Sentence

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Cops eventually tased him to get him under control. Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025 Charges dropped against deaf man after bodycam video shows Phoenix police punching and tasing him on the ground Body camera footage shows the officer was the first to outstretch his arms toward McAlpin while McAlpin’s arms remained by his side. Karina Tsui, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024 In 2010, a Phillies fan was tased by a Philadelphia police officer for running onto the field. Timothy J. Brown, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025 Fred Kerley, a Team USA Olympic sprinter, was arrested on Thursday in Miami Beach, Florida, after a confrontation with police officers led to him being tased. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tase 

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from Taser

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tase was in 1991

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Cite this Entry

“Tase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tase. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

tase

verb
ˈtāz
: to attack with a stun gun
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