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Entry 6 senses Webster, 1913

zap

/(zăp)/ · IPA /zæp/
01 v. t. to shoot, destroy, or inactivate; my TV set was zapped by lightning.
  1. 1.
    to shoot, destroy, or inactivate; my TV set was zapped by lightning.
  2. 2.
    to bomb with an atomic bomb.
  3. 3.
    to cook or heat in a microwave oven.
  4. 4.
    to subject to radiation, a laser beam, a strong electric current, or other potentially destructive treatment.
  5. 5.
    to skip over (e. g. a commercial or dull interval in a television program) by using the fast-forward button on a VCR remove control.
  6. 6.
    to add interest, color, or attractiveness to; to liven; -- usually used with up.
Syn. nuke, atomize. — Syn. -- microwave, micro-cook, nuke.