Definitions for zap

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Spelling: [zap]

IPA: /zæp/

Zap is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 10 anagrams from letters in zap (apz).

Definitions for zap

noun

1. force, energy, or drive; zip.
2. a jolt or charge, as or as if of electricity.
3. a forceful and sudden blow, hit, or attack.
4. any method of political activism, usually of a disruptive nature.

verb (used with object)

1. to kill or shoot.
2. to attack, defeat, or destroy with sudden speed and force.
3. to bombard with electrical current, radiation, laser beams, etc.
4. to strike or jolt suddenly and forcefully.
5. to cook in a microwave oven.
6. to skip over or delete (TV commercials), as by switching channels or pushing a fast-forward button on a playback device:
7. to add a sudden infusion of energy, verve, color, attractiveness, or the like (often followed by up):

verb (used without object)

1. to move quickly, forcefully, or destructively:

Origin of zap

An Americanism dating back to 1940-45; imitative

Examples for zap

“zap This” On August 8, 2009, Tom and Ray talked to a caller whose problem was more animal than automotive.