Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To function as a laser; emit coherent radiation by the action of a laser.
- intransitive verb To subject to laser light.
- intransitive verb To direct a laser used to guide munitions at (a target).
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete spelling of
lace .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To give off a beam of coherent light; -- of a laser.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To use a
laser beam on, as forcutting . - verb intransitive To operate as a
laser , to releasecoherent light due to stimulation.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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"guess at my maining," and another in which he has "lase" for "lease," suggest that, if his pronunciation may be judged from his spelling, he retained a rich Irish brogue.
The Story of Cooperstown Ralph Birdsall 1894
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Although synthetic ruby was first, many different materials can be made to “lase.”
A nice blog review of Lost in Translation ewillett 2010
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Although synthetic ruby was first, many different materials can be made to “lase.”
The laser at 50 ewillett 2010
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I explained to him that there was a Reaper UCAV orbiting overhead watching our every move and waiting for me to lase my target with the device mounted to my rifle.
Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010
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Interesting the laserlight plasma/magnetic field does not violate the speed of light since the light from the lase still flies at near speed of light depending on the material of the star.
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But I was still able to lase the target and bomb the enemy.
A Nightmare’s Prayer Michael Franzak 2010
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I explained to him that there was a Reaper UCAV orbiting overhead watching our every move and waiting for me to lase my target with the device mounted to my rifle.
Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010
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At 18, after a succession of labouring jobs, he joined the Zulu-language Durban newspaper Ilanga lase Natal.
Lewis Nkosi obituary Denis Herbstein 2010
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We circled back around as I prepared to lase the target for Yap.
A Nightmare’s Prayer Michael Franzak 2010
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George Sand nii naiselik: need kivikäikse kurrud ei lase aimata ta sõrmil tinti.
Archive 2009-09-01 David McDuff 2009
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