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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
: 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.