zap

zap

 (zăp) Informal

v. zapped, zap·ping, zaps

v.tr.

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. In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.

2.

a. To destroy or kill: "when the dinosaurs got zapped by whatever zapped the dinosaurs" (Laura Kasischke).

b. To deplete or obliterate: "His personal funds were zapped in the merger" (Patricia Haley).

3. To have a sudden and powerful effect on: "His ... narrative runs marvelously on and on, zapping the reader with often surprising and ... painful glimpses" (Publishers Weekly).

v.intr.

1. To move swiftly; zoom: zapped into the kitchen for a snack.

2. To use a remote control to turn a television set on or off or to switch channels.

n.

1. A burst or beam of energy, electric current, or other power: a zap of 120 volts.

2. A sudden and powerful effect: a zap of fear; a zap of insight.

interj.

Used to indicate a sudden occurrence.

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[Imitative.]

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zap

(zæp)

vb, zaps, zapping or zapped

1. (Military) (tr) to attack, kill, or destroy, as with a sudden bombardment

2. (intr) to move quickly; rush

3. (Computer Science) (tr) computing

a. to clear from the screen

b. to erase

4. (Broadcasting) (intr) television to change channels rapidly by remote control

n

energy, vigour, or pep

interj

an exclamation used to express sudden or swift action

[C20: of imitative origin]

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zap

(zæp)

v. zapped, zap•ping,
n. Informal. v.t.

1. to attack, defeat, destroy, or kill with sudden speed and force.

2. to bombard with electrical current, radiation, laser beams, gunfire, etc.

3. to strike or jolt suddenly and forcefully.

4. to skip over or delete (TV commercials), as by switching channels or fast-forwarding a VCR.

v.i.

5. to move quickly, forcefully, or destructively.

n.

6. force, energy, or drive; zip.

7. a jolt or charge, as of electricity.

8. a forceful and sudden blow, hit, or attack.

9. any of a variety of methods of political activism, usu. of a disruptive nature.

[1940–45; imitative]

zap′per, n.

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zap

Past participle: zapped
Gerund: zapping

Imperative

zap

zap

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	zap - a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact; "they gave it another zap of radiation" event - something that happens at a given place and time
Verb	1.	zap - strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
	2.	zap - kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens" vaporize kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	3.	zap - strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" nuke, atomise, atomize bomb, bombard - throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"
	4.	zap - cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers" micro-cook, microwave, nuke cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"

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zap

verb hit, shoot, blast, kill, destroy, stun, neutralize A guard zapped him with the stun gun.

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zap

verb

1. Slang. To cause the death of:

carry off, cut down, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill, slay.

Slang: waste.

Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep.

2. Slang. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:

destroy, finish (off), kill, liquidate, murder, slay.

Informal: put away.

Slang: bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out.

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Translations

يَقْتُل، يُدَمِّر

odprásknoutodstřelitpřepínat

udslettezappe

ausschaltenumschaltenzappen

zapper

csatornát vált távirányítóval

iznicinatparslegt TV kanalus ar talvadibusakaut

odbachnúť

menjavati televizijske kanale

kanallarda gezinmeköldürmek

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zap

[zæp]

A. EXCL → ¡zas!

B. VT

1. (= destroy) [+ person] → cargarse

2. (Comput) (= delete) [+ word, data] → borrar, suprimir

3. (TV) to zap the TV channels → zapear

C. VI (= move quickly) → ir corriendo

zap along VI + ADV → ir a toda pastilla

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zap

[ˈzæp] vt

(= kill) [+ person] → liquider ; [+ insect] → éliminer

(= destroy) [+ town] → raser

(COMPUTING) [+ file, data, word] → effacer

[+ TV channels] → changer de

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zap

(inf)

n (= energy, pep) → Schwung m, → Pep m (inf)

interj → zack

vt

(= hit) to zap somebody → jdm eine pfeffern (inf) → or kleben (inf)

(Comput: = delete) → löschen

(inf) (= kill) → abknallen (inf); (= destroy) → kaputt machen (inf)

(inf, = send quickly) he zapped us back down to London in his Porsche → er hat uns in seinem Porsche im Düsentempo nach London zurückgebracht (inf)

vi (inf)

(= move fast) → düsen (inf)

(= change channel) → umschalten; to zap through the channels → zappen (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

zap

[zæp] vt (fam) (destroy) → far fuori (Comput) → cancellare (TV) → fare lo zapping

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zap

(zap) – past tense, past participle zapped – verb

1. to kill or destroy, especially in a computer game. dood يَقْتُل، يُدَمِّر убивам destruir odprásknout, odstřelit ausschalten udslette καταστρέφω, σκοτώνωcargarse maha laskma, hävitama زدن؛ درب و داغان کردن nitistää tuer; détruire; supprimer לֵחַסֵל, לְהַשמִיד कम्प्यूटर के खेल में हत्या या नष्ट करना slistiti lelő menghancurkan dalam game komputer eliminare （とくにコンピューターゲームで）画面から消す 죽이다, 없애다 nudëti, nuðauti sakaut; iznīcināt (datorspēlē u.tml.) membunuh vernietigen, schieten optilintetgjørezniszczyć وهل убить, уничтожить; укокошить odbachnúť zbrisati ubiti döda, knäppa, träffa ฆ่าหรือทำลาย (โดยเฉพาะในเกมส์คอมพิวเตอร์) öldürmek (尤指電腦遊戲) 殺害，摧毀 убити مار ڈالنا یا تباہ کر دینا، خاص طور پر کسی کمپیوٹر گیم میں hạ gục （尤指电脑游戏）攻击，打败

2. to change channels on television with a remote control. wissel يُغَيِّر القَنَوات التِّلفزيونيَّه بواسِطَة جِهاز التَّحَكُّم превключвам passear pelos canais přepínat umschalten zappe αλλάζω συνεχώς κανάλι στην τηλεόραση, κάνω ζάπιγκ hacer zapping kanaleid klõpsima با کنترل کانال ها را تغییر دادن zapper לְזַפזֵפ, לְשַלטֵט रिमोट कंट्रोल से टेलीविजन के चैनल बदलना mijenjati TV programe daljinskim upravljačem csatornát vált távirányítóval fare zapping リモコンでテレビのチャンネルを切りかえる 채널을 바꾸다 kaitalioti kanalus nuotolinio valdymo pulteliu pārslēgt TV kanālus ar tālvadību menukar siaran zappen, kanaalzwemmen kverke, tilintetgjøre przełączać [] چينلونه كنترولول او تغيير وركول переключать программы пультом prepínať diaľkovým ovládačom preklapljati programe promeniti kanal zappa เปลี่ยนช่องโดยใช้รีโมทคอนโทรล kanallarda gezinmek 用遙控器轉換電視頻道 переключати ریموٹ کنٹرول سے ٹیلیوژن کے چینل بدلنا chuyển kênh từ xa 以遥控器转换频道

zapping noun

the act of changing channels with a remote control. kanaalverwisseling تَغْيير قَنَوات التلفِزيون بواسِطَة جِهاز التَّحَكُّم превключване passeio pelos canais přepínání das Zapping zapping συνεχής εναλλαγή τηλεοπτικών καναλιών από τον τηλεθεατή, ζάπιγκ zapping kanalite klõpsimine تغییر کانال با کنترل zapping זִפזוּפ रिमोट कंट्रोल से टेलीविजन के चैनल बदलने की क्रिया mijenjanje TV programa daljinskim upravljačem csatornaváltás távirányítóval perihal memindahkan saluran TV dengan remote control zapping リモコンでテレビのチャンネルを切りかえること 광고 방송을 안 보고 채널을 바꾸는 일 kanalų kaitaliojimas nuotolinio valdymo pulteliu TV kanālu pārslēgšana ar tālvadību penukaran siaran het zappen, kanaalzwemmen kanalslalåm przełączanie [] چينلونه كنترولول او تغيير وركول переключение программ пультом prepínanie televíznych kanálov diaľkovým ovládačom preklapljanje programov menjanje kanala zappande การเปลี่ยนช่องโดยใช้รีโมทคอนโทรล kanallarda gezinme 用遙控器轉換電視頻道 переключання ریموٹ کنٹرول سے ٹیلیوژن چینل بدلنے کا عمل sự chuyển kênh từ xa 以遥控器转换频道（跳过广告节目）

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