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to zap

to zap

17 6.0
To hit and destroy a person or thing suddenly, often using electricity
  • verb
  • /zæp/
  • NSFW
translation icon : eliminar
  • But we have our immune systems that find the cancer and ZAP it before it gets it gets uncontrollable.
  • zap viruses
  • zap bugs
  • zap unwanted hair

He should be able to like ZAP everybody with no problem.

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Examples

Synonyms

to electrocute
vsto zap
  • NSFW
53 6.5

To kill or seriously hurt someone by passing electricity through their body

uses electricity or weapons broadly, not only electric shocks
to vaporize
vsto zap
  • NSFW
33 7.7

To destroy something completely as if by a powerful weapon

is a sudden forceful strike that may not destroy completely
to nuke
vsto zap
  • Informal
32 7.4

To destroy something completely, often using a nuclear bomb

refers to a sudden violent strike that is not limited to massive bombs
to atomize
vsto zap
1 9.2

To destroy a place with very powerful weapons like bombs

is a sudden strong strike that may not reduce things to fragments

Antonyms

1.0

To keep someone or something safe from harm

1.0

Rescue someone or something from danger

Phrasal Verbs

7.5

Send an email quickly, usually in an informal way when it is urgent

to zap the music
  • Informal
8.2

Turn off or lower the music quickly using a remote

6.7

To fix a problem in a computer program quickly

How Forceful

to destroy
1.0
to blast
45 3.5
to zap
  • NSFW
17 6.0
to hit
1.0
to tap
174 1.0

Surface Forms

zap infinitive
zapped past
zapped past participle
zapping present participle
zaps third person singular

Etymology

Zap comes from the quick electric sound 'zap', like a sudden spark or comic-book ray that hits and stops something. So to zap something is to strike or destroy it quickly, often with electricity or a sudden attack.