Zap

Quick meaning: Zap is a noun meaning (colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.

Meaning

(colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.

More Meanings

1. (colloquial) An electric shock.
2. A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.
3. (intransitive) To make a zap sound.
4. To use a remote control to repeatedly fast-forward or change channels on a television.
5. To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
6. (US, military, slang, transitive) To kill; to eliminate.
7. (slang) The act of heating something in a microwave oven.

Example Sentences

I think they zapped the processor.

If it's not warm in the middle, zap it some more.

They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.

You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.

Word Forms

• zaps
• zapping
• zapped

Synonyms for zap

Depending on context, synonyms include channel surf, channel hop, nuke, microwave, atomize.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include atomize, nuke, microwave, sting, spend, zing.

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