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zap (ZAHP) (verb)
To attack, destroy, or to kill someone or something quickly: An early heavy frost might zap the beginning blossoms on Vivian's fruit tree.
zap (ZAHP) (verb)
To heat or to cook something in a microwave oven: Ronnie is going to zap his muffin in the microwave right now.
zap (ZAHP) (verb)
1. To move quickly or suddenly: Pain will often zap through Dan's legs at night because he has a deficiency of magnesium.
2. To send something or someone quickly from one place to another through electronic means: People can zap important messages from their laptops to the computers where they work.
2. To send something or someone quickly from one place to another through electronic means: People can zap important messages from their laptops to the computers where they work.
Claudia was told that if she would zap the vegetables in the microwave, she would also zap all of the bacteria and then she could safely freeze the vegetables. So, Claudia thought she would zap that useful bit of information to Lydia in an e-mail.
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“zap”
zap (verb), zaps; zapped; zapping
1. To attack, to destroy, or to kill someone or something quickly: The news indicated that much of the fruit in Southern California was zapped by freezing weather.
2. To hit something or someone with electrical power: The lightning was responsible for zapping the power supply in the neighborhood.
3. To shoot something or someone with an electric gun, a laser, etc.: The dermatologist zapped a mole on Jim's back with a laser.
4. To change the channels on TV by using a remote control: Polly was zapping through the various programs in an effort to find one that she wanted to see.
2. To hit something or someone with electrical power: The lightning was responsible for zapping the power supply in the neighborhood.
3. To shoot something or someone with an electric gun, a laser, etc.: The dermatologist zapped a mole on Jim's back with a laser.
4. To change the channels on TV by using a remote control: Polly was zapping through the various programs in an effort to find one that she wanted to see.
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English Words in Action, Group Z
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