tase
Jolt into compliance
To tase is to shock someone with a Taser, a brand of electroshock weapon used to incapacitate: The officer tased the suspect.
The word gained notoriety from a 2007 viral video in which a student shouted "Don't tase me, bro!" Also spelled taze.
Violent sudden disturbance
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- incapacitateDeprive of strength or ability
- immobilizeStop all motion
- convulseShake involuntarily, violently
drop · collapse · disable · subdue · overwhelm · seize · fall · twitch
Electrical brain stimulation therapy
- prongsSharp projecting points
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- probesInvestigative examinations
- voltageElectrical potential difference
trigger · holster · deployment · discharge · barbs · darts · battery · arc
Maintaining legal order
- arrestSeize by law
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- de-escalationReducing conflict intensity
officer · detain · restrain · resisting · pursuit · confrontation · protocol · training
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- incapacitateDeprive of strength or ability
- immobilizeStop all motion
convulse · drop · collapse · disable · subdue · overwhelm · seize · fall · twitch · spasm
electroshock
Electrical brain stimulation therapy
voltage · trigger · holster · deployment · discharge · barbs · darts · battery · arc · self-defense
law-enforcement
Maintaining legal order
- arrestSeize by law
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- complianceAdhering to requirements
de-escalation · officer · detain · restrain · resisting · pursuit · confrontation · protocol · training · policy