tase

verb

tased; tasing
often capitalized

transitive verb

: to shoot with a Taser gun

Examples of tase in a Sentence

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Fans likely remember Kelce's comical presidential podium stunt in 2023, in which his teammate Patrick Mahomes kept him from getting tased by the Secret Service. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025 Officers followed Hovorka from the restaurant to the mall and tased him to keep him from the mall, police said. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025 McAlpin was punched at least 10 times and was also tased repeatedly. Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024 Cops eventually tased him to get him under control. Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 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

Dictionary Entries Near tase

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“Tase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tase. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

tase

verb
ˈtāz
: to attack with a stun gun
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