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Tapered vs Tasered - What's the difference?

tapered | tasered |

As verbs the difference between tapered and tasered

is that tapered is (taper) while tasered is (taser).

As an adjective tapered

is narrowing gradually towards a point.

tapered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (taper)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • narrowing gradually towards a point
  • (obsolete) lit with a taper

    • Anagrams

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    tasered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (taser)

    • Anagrams

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    taser

    English

    Noun

    (Taser) (en noun)
  • A Taser, a handheld device made by (Taser International) intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock; a stun gun.
  • by generalization, any eletroshock stun gun

    • Derived terms

    * taser (verb) * tase

    See also

    * stun gun * cattle prod (an electric shock device used to herd cattle) * electric fence (a fixed installation electric shock barrier used to control livestock) * mace * pepper spray

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shock an individual or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun
  • (figuratively) To strike verbally or gesturally with ill intents.
    • As I spoke too loudly during the solemn church service, my husband shot me a glance that emotionally tasered me to the point of silence until we returned home 2 hours later.

    Synonyms

    * tase

    Anagrams

    * English terms derived from fiction English genericized trademarks