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# zap

verb (zap, zaps, zapped, zapping — informal); noun (a zap); interjection (zap!)

«zap» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) To destroy, kill or hit something quickly, as with a ray gun or electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zap/#m1)
2. (informal) To give a small electric shock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zap/#m2)
3. (informal) To heat food in a microwave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zap/#m3)
4. (informal) To move or send quickly: zap a message. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zap/#m4)
5. (interjection) A sound word for a sudden flash or hit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zap/#m5)

### In the lessons

In comics, games and stories: aliens zap spaceships. In everyday life: zap leftovers in the microwave. In science and safety: electricity can zap you, so never poke anything into a socket.

### Examples

- The alien zapped the robot with a laser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zap/#x1)
- Zap the soup in the microwave for two minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zap/#x2)
- I got zapped by static when I touched the door handle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zap/#x3)
- The game lets you zap monsters for points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zap/#x4)
- Zap! The lights went out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zap/#x5)
- The teacher zapped the photos to our class page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zap/#x6)

### Note

Informal. Doubles the p: zapped, zapping. Safety: real electric shocks from plugs or sockets are very dangerous; a static «zap» is only a tiny harmless spark.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «zap» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zap/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«zap» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/zap.html) on Mova free.