Meaning of zap in English
Noun
1. energy; spirit
Verb
1.
(a) move quickly or suddenly; zoom; rush
(b) propel suddenly or speedily
2.
(a) strike, smash, destroy, kill, defeat, etc. with a great speed and force, and usually using a weapon
(b) give less than a passing grade to; fail
get zapped
zap hard drive
3.
(a) use a remote control to change television channels quickly or skip ahead on a tape, disc, etc.
(b) ICT, delete or transfer data
(c) cook with microwaves
(d) examine with X-rays
zap the TV channels
zap hard drive
zap food in a microwave
zap luggage with X-rays