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View usage for: (zæp) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense zaps, present participle zapping, past tense, past participle zapped1. verbTo zap someone or something means to kill, destroy, or hit them, for example with a gun or in a computer game. [informal] A guard zapped him with the stun gun. [VERB noun] ...throat spray, which absolutely zaps any remnant of my sore throat. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hit, shoot, blast, kill More Synonyms of zap 2. verbIf you zap channels while watching television, you change channels using the remote control. [informal] Men like to zap the TV channels, something that can drive certain women berserk. [VERB noun] 3. verbTo zap something such as a computer file or document means to delete it from the computer memory or to clear it from the screen. [computing, informal] (zæp) slang verbWord forms: zaps, zapping or zapped1. (transitive) to attack, kill, or destroy, as with a sudden bombardment 2. (intransitive) to move quickly; rush 3. (transitive) computinga. to clear from the screen 4. (intransitive) television to change channels rapidly by remote control noun5. energy, vigour, or pep exclamation6. an exclamation used to express sudden or swift action Word origin C20: of imitative origin (zæp) US verb transitiveWord forms: zapped or ˈzapping Slang1. to move, strike, stun, smash, kill, defeat, etc. suddenly and with great speed and force 2. to use a remote control to avoid (a TV commercial or program segment), as by changing channels or skipping ahead on a tape, disc, etc. 3. to cook or heat in a microwave oven verb intransitive Slang4. to move, strike, smash, kill, control, as suddenly and with great speed and force 5. to use a TV remote control, as to change channels or to skip ahead on a tape, disc,etc. he zapped through all the stations noun6. Slang energy, verve, pep, zip, etc. interjection7. used to signify sudden, swift action or change Word origin echoic blend < ? zip and slap, popularized in comic-strip use Examples of 'zap' in a sentencezap British English: zap VERB To zap someone or something means to kill, destroy, or hit them, for example with a gun or in a computer game. A guard zapped him with the stun gun. - American English: zap
- Brazilian Portuguese: apagar
- Chinese: > 杀死用枪或在电脑游戏中
- European Spanish: liquidar
- French: zapper
- German: töten
- Italian: eliminare
- Japanese: やっつける
- Korean: 제압하다
- European Portuguese: apagar
- Latin American Spanish: liquidar
Definition to kill, esp. by shooting A guard zapped him with the stun gun. Additional synonymsThe rioters were blasted with purple dye by police. Synonyms hit, kill, shoot, plug (slang), blow away (slang, US), gun down, open fire on, zap (slang), pick off, mow down, put a bullet in, pump full of lead (slang) Definition to kill (an animal) The horse had to be destroyed. Synonyms slaughter, kill, put down, exterminate, put to sleep Definition to cause the death of (a person or animal) More than 200 people were killed in the disaster. Synonyms slay, murder, execute, slaughter, destroy, waste (informal), do in (slang), take out (slang), massacre, butcher, wipe out (informal), dispatch, cut down, erase, assassinate, eradicate, whack (informal), do away with, blow away (slang, US), obliterate, knock off (slang), liquidate, decimate, annihilate, neutralize, exterminate, terminate (slang), croak, mow down, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang), extirpate (archaic), wipe from the face of the earth (informal) - yowl
- yucky
- zany
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- zeal
- zealot
- zealous
Additional synonymsDefinition to hit, wound, or kill with a missile fired from a weapon The police had orders to shoot anyone who attacked them. Synonyms open fire on, blast (slang), hit, kill, bag, plug (slang), bring down, blow away (slang, US), zap (slang), pick off, pump full of lead (slang) |