Original definition of ZAP
Etymology
1920s, American English, of imitative origin.
Noun
zap (plural zaps)
1-(colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
2-(colloquial) An electric shock.
You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.
3-A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.
4-(slang) The act of heating something in a microwave oven.
Verb:
zap (third-person singular simple present zaps, present participle zapping, simple past and past participle zapped)
1-(intransitive) To make a zap sound.
2-To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.
Synonyms: channel surf, channel hop
3-To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.
4-(US, military, slang, transitive) To kill; to eliminate.
5-(slang, transitive) To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
I think they zapped the processor.
6-(slang, transitive) To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
If it's not warm in the middle; zap it some more.
7-(slang, transitive) To delete or discard (electronic media).
They zapped a lot of files before realizing they had not backed up lately.
8-(slang, transitive) To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
They zapped my motor's magnets.
9-(Singapore, informal, transitive) To photocopy.
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