ZAP


Meaning of ZAP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ zæp ]

( zaps, zapping, zapped)

1.

To zap someone or something means to kill, destroy, or hit them, for example with a gun or in a computer game. ( INFORMAL )

A guard zapped him with the stun gun.

VERB : V n

2.

If you zap channels while watching television, you change channels using the remote control. ( INFORMAL )

Men like to zap the TV channels, something that can drive certain women berserk.

VERB : V n

3.

To zap something such as a computer file or document means to to delete it from the computer memory or to clear it from the screen. ( COMPUTING INFORMAL )

VERB

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