noun
- a weapon that fires two small darts connected to the device by wires and uses electrical current to temporarily disable a person
Usage: trademark
verb
- to shock someone with a taser
Examples
- The police officer drew his taser when the suspect became aggressive.
- Security guards at the airport are equipped with tasers.
- The taser delivered a 50,000-volt shock.
- She was tasered by police during the arrest.
- The suspect dropped to the ground after being tasered.
- Tasers are considered less lethal weapons by law enforcement.