- 1[transitive] to destroy, kill, or hit someone or something suddenly and with force zap somebody/something The monster got zapped by a flying saucer (= in a computer game). It's vital to zap stress fast. zap somebody/something with something He jumped like a man who'd been zapped with 1,000 volts.
- 2[intransitive] + adv./prep. to do something very fast I'm zapping through (= reading very fast) some modern novels at the moment.
- 3[intransitive, transitive] zap (something) to use the remote control to change television channels quickly
- 4[intransitive, transitive] zap (somebody/something) + adv./prep. to move, or make someone or something move, very fast in the direction mentioned synonym zip The racing cars zapped past us.
zap
verbNAmE//zæp//
(informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they zap he / she / it zaps
past simple zapped
-ing form zapping
Check pronunciation: zap