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    zap
    /zap/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. a sudden effect or event that makes a dramatic impact, especially a sudden burst of energy or sound: "the eggs get an extra zap of UV light"

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  2. Meaning of zapped in English. zapped. Add to word list. past simple and past participle of zap informal. (Definition of zapped from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of zapped. zapped. People are zapped with significantly higher tax on investments to which they have committed themselves.

  3. Apr 5, 2024 · The meaning of ZAP is —used to express a sound made by or as if by a gun. How to use zap in a sentence.

  4. Mild allergic reactions that show up in your skin as annoying red splodges: zapped. Times, Sunday Times ( 2014 ) He's also zapped tonight's huge presidential debate .

  5. ZAPPED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of zap informal 2. past simple and past participle of zap…. Learn more.

  6. 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. See also. zip noun (SPEED) informal. [ I usually + adv/prep ] informal.

  7. 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.

  8. verb. /zæp/ (informal) Verb Forms. [transitive] to destroy, kill or hit somebody/something suddenly and with force. zap somebody/something The monster got zapped by a flying saucer (= in a computer game). It's vital to zap stress fast. zap somebody/something with something He jumped like a man who'd been zapped with 1 000 volts. Want to learn more?