zaps

9 definitions • 13 examples

to get rid of or kill something or someone, especially intentionally:

They have the kind of weapons that can zap the enemy from thousands of miles away.

figurative We're really going to zap the competition with this new product!

to go somewhere or do something quickly:

Have I got time to zap into town and do some shopping?

George zapped through his homework and rushed out to play basketball.

There are now over a million American fax machines zapping (= sending quickly) messages from coast to coast.

to use an electronic device to change television channels quickly, sometimes to avoid watching advertisements

to cook something in a microwave:

Don't bake potatoes in the oven, zap them in the microwave - dinner in 10 minutes!

an electric shock or something similar:

The device gives cold batteries a zap of energy to bring them back to life.

The zap is as strong as an electric eel's.

used, especially in comics (= stories told in pictures) to show that someone has been hit :

Pow! Zap!

Zap! The lightning season has started.

to destroy or attack something suddenly, esp. with electricity, radiation, or another form of energy:

The salon uses lasers to zap unwanted hair.

To zap something is also to cook or heat it in a microwave:

Do you want that meatloaf cold, or should I zap it?

to move something quickly:

You can zap files straight to the printer from a PDA or laptop.