zap🔊

(colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.

(colloquial) An electric shock.

A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.

(slang) The act of heating something 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.

Representing the sound or action of a zap.