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- Dictionaryzap/zap/
verb
- 1. destroy or obliterate: "zap the enemy's artillery before it can damage your core units" Similar Opposite
- 2. move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly: "racing cars zapped past us on the track below" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a sudden effect or event that makes a dramatic impact, especially a sudden burst of energy or sound: "the eggs get an extra zap of UV light"
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ZAP definition: 1. to get rid of or kill something or someone, especially intentionally: 2. to go somewhere or do…. Learn more.
How to use zap in a sentence. —used to express a sound made by or as if by a gun; —used to indicate a sudden or instantaneous occurrence… See the full definition
ZAP meaning: 1. to get rid of or kill something or someone, especially intentionally: 2. to go somewhere or do…. Learn more.
1. to move, strike, stun, smash, kill, defeat, etc. suddenly and with great speed and force. 2. to use a remote control to avoid (a TV commercial or program segment), as by changing channels or skipping ahead on a tape, disc, etc. 3. to cook or heat in a microwave oven. verb intransitive Slang.
Something that happens abruptly and dramatically is a zap, like a zap of electricity or a zap of insight, an idea that comes to you in a sudden burst.
a forceful and sudden blow, hit, or attack: This game character can kill minions and goblins with a zap even after he dies. any method of political activism, usually of a disruptive nature: A gay rights group organized a zap of the restaurant to push for removal of its offensive sign. force, energy, or drive; zip:
1. To move swiftly; zoom: zapped into the kitchen for a snack. 2. To use a remote control to turn a television set on or off or to switch channels. n. 1. A burst or beam of energy, electric current, or other power: a zap of 120 volts. 2. A sudden and powerful effect: a zap of fear; a zap of insight. interj. Used to indicate a sudden occurrence.
zap. verb. /zæp/ (informal) Verb Forms. [transitive] to destroy, kill or hit somebody/something suddenly and with force. zap somebody/something The monster got zapped by a flying saucer (= in a computer game). It's vital to zap stress fast. zap somebody/something with something He jumped like a man who'd been zapped with 1 000 volts.
ZAP definition: to attack or destroy something in a fast and powerful way. Learn more.
Zap Definition. To move, strike, smash, kill, control, as suddenly and with great speed and force. To move, strike, stun, smash, kill, defeat, etc. suddenly and with great speed and force. To strike (an object or target) with a beam of energy, an electric current, or supernatural power.
