"on stun" meaning in All languages combined

See on stun on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

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  1. (science fiction) An intensity setting of the fictional phaser energy weapon, from the television series Star Trek (1966–69), which non-lethally stuns its target. Categories (topical): Science fiction, Star Trek, Weapons
    Sense id: en-on_stun-en-prep_phrase-YJcqrkwC Disambiguation of Star Trek: 98 2 Disambiguation of Weapons: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  2. (idiomatic, informal) (usually after a plural noun), to a degree that is stunning. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-on_stun-en-prep_phrase-KlbIDX3-
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