tase

verb

variants often Tase
tased; tasing

transitive verb

: to shoot with a Taser gun

Examples of tase in a Sentence

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On Tuesday, at a sidewalk light pole near the intersection of Smallman and 11th streets, Mitchell said some type of live electrical current sent Denim into full-body convulsions, acting like he was being tased. Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 The story was about Javier Ambler, a black man who died in 2019 in Williamson County after being tased multiple times by sheriff's deputies. Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026 Farthing was arrested in Florida days after his lottery win and body camera footage from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows the Kentuckian being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Dec. 2025 The suspect allegedly refused to drop the weapon and was tased by one police officer, according to police. Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 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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“Tase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tase. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

tase

verb
ˈtāz
: to attack with a stun gun
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