zap

[[t]zæp[/t]]

v. zapped, zap•ping, n. Informal.

1) cvb inf to attack, defeat, destroy, or kill with sudden speed and force

2) cvb inf to bombard with electrical current, radiation, laser beams, gunfire, etc

3) cvb inf to strike or jolt suddenly and forcefully

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

5) cvb inf to move quickly, forcefully, or destructively

6) cvb inf force, energy, or drive; zip

7) cvb inf a jolt or charge, as of electricity

8) cvb inf a forceful and sudden blow, hit, or attack

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

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Etymology: 1940–45; imit. zap′per, n.