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Zaps

A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.

📖 Definitions of "Zaps"

noun
  1. 1

    A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.

  2. 2

    An electric shock.

    "You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry."

  3. 3

    A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.

verb
  1. 1

    To make a zap sound.

  2. 2

    To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.

  3. 3

    To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.

    "They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion."

  4. 4

    To kill; to eliminate.

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