zap
/zæp/ · noun
Meaning
- A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
- An electric shock.
- A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.
- To make a zap sound.
- To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.
- To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
- To kill; to eliminate.
- To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
- To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
- Representing the sound or action of a zap.
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