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zapped
zap Z0003700 (zăp) Informal v. 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.]zapped (zæpt) adjinformal exhaustedTranslationszapped
zap1. To give someone or something an electrical shock. The wires zapped me when I touched them. I just need to zap the battery to get the car started.2. slang To shoot someone or something with a laser or something like a laser. You have to zap the bad guys in the game with the laser gun! Doctors are trying an experimental procedure where they zap the cancerous tumor with a ray of ionized particles.zapped1. mod. tired; exhausted. I’m too zapped to go on. 2. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. We all got zapped and then went home. See also: zapEncyclopediaSeezap |