phaser
phaser · phasers · phasered · phasering
To shoot with a phaser weaponTo shoot with a phaser weapon.
US/ˈfeɪzɚ/
» Set your phasers on stun.
Meaning
1 sensesTo shoot with a phaser weapon.
Examples
1 sentencesSet your phasers on stun.
Origin
* (science fiction): For the fictional weapon coined for Star Trek: originally a "ph(oton* (science fiction): For the fictional weapon coined for Star Trek: originally a "ph(oton ma)ser," later changed canonically to a "phas(ed)-e(nergy) r(ectifier)" (of "nadions", not photons).
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Forms
phasers, phasering, phasered, phaseredSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle