electrocuting
Killing with current
Electrocuting is killing or seriously injuring by electric shock.
The word combines electric with execute—originally referring specifically to death by electric chair.
Usage has loosened to include any severe shock: He nearly electrocuted himself fixing the wiring.
Purists insist electrocution requires death, but common usage includes non-fatal shocks.
Device that incapacitates electrically
- taserHandheld electroshock device
- cattle prodElectric herding device
- self-defenseProtecting oneself from harm
- incapacitateDeprive of strength or ability
voltage · jolt · weapon · deterrent · immobilize · shock · zap · prongs
Violent sudden disturbance
- hazardSource of potential harm
- faulty wiringDefective electrical system
- outletPoint of release
- power lineWire carrying electricity
appliance · water · wet hands · safety · GFCI · circuit breaker · grounding · insulation
Housing for condemned prisoners
- capital punishmentExecution by legal authority
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- voltageElectrical potential difference
current · prison · warden · last meal · death penalty · Sing Sing · Old Sparky · electrode
stun gun
Device that incapacitates electrically
- taserHandheld electroshock device
- cattle prodElectric herding device
- self-defenseProtecting oneself from harm
incapacitate · voltage · jolt · weapon · deterrent · immobilize · shock · zap · prongs · trigger
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- hazardSource of potential harm
- faulty wiringDefective electrical system
- outletPoint of release
power line · appliance · water · wet hands · safety · GFCI · circuit breaker · grounding · insulation · exposed wire
death row
Housing for condemned prisoners
- capital punishmentExecution by legal authority
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
voltage · current · prison · warden · last meal · death penalty · Sing Sing · Old Sparky · electrode · sponge
zapping
Delivering sudden voltage
frying · static · spark · tingle · jolt · surge · painful · startling · unexpected · touching
electrocutingunplugging
Removing from power source
disconnecting · grounding · insulating · de-energizing · switching off