zap

Universal Words verb (-pp-) (informal) 1 [VN] ~ sb/sth (with sth) to destroy, kill or hit sb/sth suddenly and with force: The monster got zapped by a flying saucer (= in a computer game). * It's vital to zap stress fast. * He jumped like a man who'd been zapped with 1000 volts. 2 [V+adv./prep.] to do sth very fast: I'm zapping through (= reading very fast) some modern novels at the moment. 3 [V, VN] to use the REMOTECONTROL to change television channels quickly 4 [+adv./prep.] to move, or make sb/sth move, very fast in the direction mentioned SYNZIP: [V] The racing cars zapped past us. [also VN]