zap
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Definition
Verb:
- To cook or heat something very quickly, especially in a microwave oven: To use microwave radiation to rapidly prepare or warm food or beverages.
- To destroy, kill, or hit something suddenly with great force, energy, or firepower: Often used in contexts involving weapons, electricity, or decisive action.
- To move or change something very quickly: To proceed with sudden speed or energy.
- To give something a sudden burst of energy or excitement: To impart a dramatic impact.
Noun:
- A sudden burst of energy, force, or excitement: A quick, impactful jolt or dose of something.
Examples of Usage
Verb:
- I'll just zap this soup in the microwave for a minute.
- The hero zapped the alien monster with his laser gun.
- He zapped through the TV channels, never stopping on one show.
- The final scene of the movie really zaps the audience.
Noun:
- The machine gave the sample another zap of radiation.
- I need a quick zap of caffeine to wake up.
Advanced Usage
"to zap something from something": To delete or remove something quickly and completely, especially computer data.
- A virus zapped all the files from my hard drive.
"zap" as an interjection: Used to represent the sound or idea of a sudden burst of energy or action.
- Zap! The cartoon character was hit by lightning.
Variants and Related Words
Zapper (noun): A device that kills or stuns, such as a bug zapper for insects or a remote control (informally called a "TV zapper").
- We use a mosquito zapper on the patio.
Zappy (adjective): Lively, energetic, or exciting.
- The advertisement had a zappy soundtrack.
Synonyms
- Verb: Nuke (informal, for microwave), destroy, obliterate, vaporize, electrify, jolt.
- Noun: Burst, jolt, charge, shock.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Zap out: To become unconscious or extremely tired very suddenly.
- After the long hike, I just zapped out on the sofa.
Related Idioms
- Channel-zapping / Channel-surfing: The act of changing television channels frequently using a remote control.
- He spent the evening channel-zapping, never watching anything for more than a minute.
Noun
- a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
- they gave it another zap of radiation
Verb
- cook or heat in a microwave oven
- You can microwave the leftovers
- strike at with firepower or bombs
- zap the enemy
- kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting
- in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens
- strike suddenly and with force
- This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes