zap

Meaning

Noun

1. (colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
2. (colloquial) An electric shock.
3. A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.
4. (slang) The act of heating something in a microwave oven.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a zap sound.
2. To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.
3. To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
4. (US, slang, transitive) To kill; to eliminate.
5. (slang, transitive) To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
6. (slang, transitive) To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
7. (slang, transitive) To delete or discard (electronic media).
8. (slang, transitive) To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
9. (Singapore, informal, transitive) To photocopy.
10. To participate in a zap (protest) against.

Intj

Representing the sound or action of a zap.

Synonyms

nuke

microwave

kill

🔪🩸👤

atomise

vaporize

micro-cook

atomize

devastate

energy

eradicate

erase

extinguish

force

fritter

impetus

knock out

momentum

obliterate

pelt

pepper

polish off

power

quench

rase

ravage

rub out

sack

shell

🐚

shoot

slake

spoil

strength

unship

vigor

vigour

vim

wipe out

zip

birr

channel-surf

waste

extuingish

barrage

black out

bomb

💣

bombard

crump

destruct

Translations

zapper

zappen

⚡

faire du zapping

güç

yüzlemek

yüzleşme

zappen

⚡

yenmek

zapear

⚡

enerji

löschen

force

wässern

🚰

micro-onde

éliminer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zæp/

Etymology

1920s, American English, of imitative origin.