Zap - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |zæp|  American pronunciation of the word zap
Brit.  |zæp|  British pronunciation of the word zap

noun

- a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
they gave it another zap of radiation

verb

- strike suddenly and with force
This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes
- kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting (syn: vaporize)
- strike at with firepower or bombs (syn: atomize)
zap the enemy
- cook or heat in a microwave oven (syn: microwave)

Extra examples

Doctors have tried zapping tumors with high-voltage radiation.

The laser weapons are designed to zap enemy missiles.

Dave just sat there, zapping through all the channels.

Computers identify threats and zap the results back to US pilots in the war zone.

The flowers were zapped by the cold weather.

The aliens in the movie zapped people from spaceships.

She reheated her muffin by zapping it in the microwave for a few seconds.

I zapped through the channels for a while before falling asleep.

We tape the show so we can zap through the commercials.

This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: zap
he/she/it: zaps
present participle: zapping
past tense: zapped
past participle: zapped
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