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]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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