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   zap

   /zap/

   verb

   • 1. destroy or obliterate: "zap the enemy's artillery before it can damage your core units" Similar annihilatedestroywipe outobliteratewipe off the face of the earthwipe off the mapkillslaughterexterminateeliminateliquidateeradicateextinguishfinish offeraseroot outextirpateinformal:take outrub outsnuff outwasteOpposite createbuildestablish
   • 2. move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly: "racing cars zapped past us on the track below" Similar hurryracerunsprintspeeddashboltdartrushhastenhurtlecareerstreakshootwhizzzoomgo like lightninggo hell for leatherspank alongbowl alongrattle alongwhirlwhooshbuzzswoopflashblastchargestampedegallopsweephareflywingscurryscudscutterscrambleinformal:beltpelttearhotfoot itzipwhipscootscorchburn rubbergo like a bat out of hellbombbucketshiftput one's foot downgo like the clappersleg itwheechclipboogiehightailbarrellay rubberget the lead outvulgar slang:drag/tear/haul assliterary:fleetarchaic:posthierare:driveOpposite amblestroll
   • ▪ use a remote control to change television channels or operate a video recorder or other piece of electronic equipment: "video recorders mean the audience will zap through the ads"

   noun

   • 1. a sudden effect or event that makes a dramatic impact, especially a sudden burst of energy or sound: "the eggs get an extra zap of UV light"

   Word Origin 1920s (originally US): imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • Z

     10

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

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