zap

Meanings

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

1. To make a zap sound.
2. To use a remote control to repeatedly fast-forward or change channels on a television.
3. To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
4. To kill; to eliminate.
5. To do away with something.
6. To enliven.
7. To move or transport (something) in a brief time frame.
8. To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
9. To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
10. To delete or discard (electronic media).
11. To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
12. To photocopy.

1. Representing the sound or action of a zap.

1. A city and town in North Dakota.

Etymology

1920s, American English, of imitative origin.