Zap — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact

strike suddenly and with force

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/zˈæp/

🇬🇧British English

/zˈap/

🇮🇳Indian English

/zˈap/

1 syllable Say it as /zˈæp/.

Examples

they gave it another zap of radiation
This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes
in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vaporize nuke micro-cook atomize microwave atomise

Parts of Speech

noun	a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact “they gave it another zap of radiation”
verb	strike suddenly and with force “This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes”
verb	kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting “in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens”
verb	strike at with firepower or bombs “zap the enemy”
verb	cook or heat in a microwave oven “You can microwave the leftovers”

Word Forms

zapper	noun	an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents
nuke	noun	the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
atomization	noun	annihilation by reducing something to atoms
atomisation	noun	annihilation by reducing something to atoms
microwave	noun	kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zappen

ein plötzliches Ereignis, das Energie oder Aufregung vermittelt, meist mit dramatischer Wirkung

🇫🇷French

zapper

un événement soudain qui donne de l'énergie ou de l'excitation, généralement avec un impact dramatique

🇪🇸Spanish

borrar

un evento repentino que imparte energía o emoción, generalmente con un impacto dramático

🇷🇺Russian

удар

внезапное событие, придающее энергию или волнение, обычно имеющее драматические последствия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गाली मार देना

एक अचानक घटना जो ऊर्जा या उत्साह प्रदान करती है, आमतौर पर नाटकीय प्रभाव के साथ

🇧🇩Bengali

জ্যাপ

একটি আকস্মিক ঘটনা যা শক্তি বা উত্তেজনা প্রদান করে, সাধারণত একটি নাটকীয় প্রভাব সহ

🇮🇳Telugu

జప్

సాధారణంగా నాటకీయ ప్రభావంతో శక్తి లేదా ఉత్సాహాన్ని అందించే ఆకస్మిక సంఘటన

🇮🇳Marathi

झॅप

एक अचानक घटना जी ऊर्जा किंवा उत्साह प्रदान करते, सहसा नाट्यमय प्रभावासह

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝાપટ

એક અચાનક ઘટના જે ઊર્જા અથવા ઉત્તેજના આપે છે, સામાન્ય રીતે નાટકીય અસર સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಝಾಪ್

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನಾಟಕೀಯ ಪ್ರಭಾವದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಸಾಹವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಹಠಾತ್ ಘಟನೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ੈਪ

ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਘਟਨਾ ਜੋ ਊਰਜਾ ਜਾਂ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਨਾਟਕੀ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

زپ

ایک اچانک واقعہ جو توانائی یا جوش پیدا کرتا ہے، عام طور پر ڈرامائی اثر کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扎普

赋予能量或兴奋的突发事件，通常具有巨大的影响

🇯🇵Japanese

ザップ

エネルギーや興奮を与え、通常は劇的な影響を与える突然の出来事

🇰🇷Korean

기력

일반적으로 극적인 영향을 미치면서 에너지나 흥분을 주는 갑작스러운 사건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cú đánh

một sự kiện bất ngờ mang lại năng lượng hoặc sự phấn khích, thường có tác động mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

แซ่บ

เหตุการณ์ฉับพลันที่ให้พลังงานหรือความตื่นเต้น มักจะมีผลกระทบอย่างมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertengkaran

peristiwa mendadak yang memberikan energi atau kegembiraan, biasanya dengan dampak yang dramatis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انطلق

حدث مفاجئ يضفي الطاقة أو الإثارة، وعادة ما يكون له تأثير كبير

🇮🇱Hebrew

זאפ

אירוע פתאומי המעניק אנרגיה או ריגוש, בדרך כלל עם השפעה דרמטית

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