ZAP

/zĂŠp/
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Definition

/zĂŠp/
noun
  1. A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
  2. An electric shock.
    “You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.”
  3. A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.
verb
  1. To make a zap sound.
  2. To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.
  3. To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
    “They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.”
interjection
  1. Representing the sound or action of a zap.
    “Then the computer went zap and I lost all my work.”

Source: Wiktionary

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