zap

Meanings

Plural: zaps

Noun

• a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
  • "they gave it another zap of radiation"
• A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
• An electric shock.
• A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.
• The act of heating something in a microwave oven.

Verb

• strike suddenly and with force
  • "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes"
• kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting
• strike at with firepower or bombs
  • "zap the enemy"
• cook or heat in a microwave oven
• To make a zap sound.
• To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.
• To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
• To kill; to eliminate.
• To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
• To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
• To delete or discard (electronic media).
• To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
• To photocopy.
• To participate in a zap (protest) against.

Intj

• Representing the sound or action of a zap.

Synonyms

atomise, atomize, channel hop, channel surf, micro-cook, microwave, nuke, vaporize

Anagrams of zap