zap

Plural: zaps

Noun

• a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
  • "they gave it another zap of radiation"
• 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.
• The act of heating something in a microwave oven.

Verb

Verb Forms: zapped, zapping, zaps

• To kill, destroy, or attack with sudden force or energy.
• 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
• strike at with firepower or bombs
  • "zap the enemy"
• cook or heat in a microwave oven
• 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.
• To delete or discard (electronic media).
• To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
• To photocopy.
• To participate in a zap (protest) against.

Intj

• Representing the sound or action of a zap.

Examples

• A well-placed ’ZAP’ could instantly eliminate an opponent’s high-scoring opportunity.
• I think they zapped the processor.
• If it's not warm in the middle, zap it some more.
• Then the computer went zap and I lost all my work.
• They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.
• They zapped a lot of files before realizing they had not backed up lately.
• They zapped my motor's magnets.
• You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.

Synonyms

atomise, atomize, micro-cook, microwave, nuke, vaporize, channel hop, channel surf

Anagrams of zap