zapped

Variant of zap

zap definition

zap (zap)

transitive verb zapped, zapping zap′·ping

  1. to move, strike, stun, smash, kill, defeat, etc. suddenly and with great speed and force
  2. to use a remote control to avoid (a TV commercial or program segment), as by changing channels or skipping ahead on a tape, disc, etc.
  3. to cook or heat in a microwave oven

Etymology: echoic blend < ? z(ip) and (sl)ap, popularized in comic-strip use

intransitive verb

  1. to move, strike, smash, kill, control, as suddenly and with great speed and force
  2. to use a TV remote control, as to change channels or to skip ahead on a tape, disc, etc. he zapped through all the stations

noun

Slang energy, verve, pep, zip, etc.

interjection

used to signify sudden, swift action or change

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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