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zap
(zăp) Informalv. zapped, zap·ping, zaps
v.tr.
1.
a. To strike (an object or target) with a beam of energy, an electric current, or supernatural power: In the movie, the alien zaps the scientist with a ray gun.
b. To expose to radiation, as to cook or examine: zap food in a microwave; zap luggage with x-rays at a security checkpoint.
c. In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.
2.
a. To destroy or kill: "when the dinosaurs got zapped by whatever zapped the dinosaurs" (Laura Kasischke).
b. To deplete or obliterate: "His personal funds were zapped in the merger" (Patricia Haley).
3. To have a sudden and powerful effect on: "His ... narrative runs marvelously on and on, zapping the reader with often surprising and ... painful glimpses" (Publishers Weekly).
v.intr.
1. To move swiftly; zoom: zapped into the kitchen for a snack.
2. To use a remote control to turn a television set on or off or to switch channels.
n.
1. A burst or beam of energy, electric current, or other power: a zap of 120 volts.
2. A sudden and powerful effect: a zap of fear; a zap of insight.
interj.
Used to indicate a sudden occurrence.
[Imitative.]
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zap
(zæp)vb, zaps, zapping or zapped
1. (Military) (tr) to attack, kill, or destroy, as with a sudden bombardment
2. (intr) to move quickly; rush
3. (Computer Science) (tr) computing
a. to clear from the screen
b. to erase
4. (Broadcasting) (intr) television to change channels rapidly by remote control
n
energy, vigour, or pep
interj
an exclamation used to express sudden or swift action
[C20: of imitative origin]
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zap
(zæp)v. zapped, zap•ping,
n. Informal. v.t.
1. to attack, defeat, destroy, or kill with sudden speed and force.
2. to bombard with electrical current, radiation, laser beams, gunfire, etc.
3. to strike or jolt suddenly and forcefully.
4. to skip over or delete (TV commercials), as by switching channels or fast-forwarding a VCR.
v.i. 5. to move quickly, forcefully, or destructively.
n. 6. force, energy, or drive; zip.
7. a jolt or charge, as of electricity.
8. a forceful and sudden blow, hit, or attack.
9. any of a variety of methods of political activism, usu. of a disruptive nature.
[1940–45; imitative]
zap′per, n.
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zap
Past participle: zapped
Gerund: zapping
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| Noun | 1. | zap - a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact; "they gave it another zap of radiation" event - something that happens at a given place and time |
| Verb | 1. |  zap - strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes" |
| 2. |  zap - 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"kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" | |
| 3. |  zap - strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" | |
| 4. | zap - cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes" |
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zap
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zap
verb1. Slang. To cause the death of:
Slang: waste.
Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep.
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Translations
يَقْتُل، يُدَمِّر
odprásknoutodstřelitpřepínat
udslettezappe
csatornát vált távirányítóval
iznicinatparslegt TV kanalus ar talvadibusakaut
odbachnúť
menjavati televizijske kanale
kanallarda gezinmeköldürmek
zap
[zæp]A. EXCL → ¡zas!
C. VI (= move quickly) → ir corriendo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
zap
[ˈzæp] vt (= destroy) [+ town] → raser
(COMPUTING) [+ file, data, word] → effacer
[+ TV channels] → changer de
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
zap
(inf)interj → zack
vt
(Comput: = delete) → löschen
(inf, = send quickly) he zapped us back down to London in his Porsche → er hat uns in seinem Porsche im Düsentempo nach London zurückgebracht (inf)
vi (inf)
(= move fast) → düsen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
zap
(zap) – past tense, past participle zapped – verb1. to kill or destroy, especially in a computer game.
2. to change channels on television with a remote control.
zapping noun the act of changing channels with a remote control.
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