Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - zap
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Zap
zap
~1 v zapped, zapping informal 1 to quickly attack or destroy something, especially in a computer game (You get 100 points for each plane you zap.) 2 T always + adv/prep, intransitive always + adv/prep to do something very quickly or go somewhere very quickly (zap sth in/into) (He zapped the car into fourth gear and screeched off.) + past/through/along etc (I'll have to zap through the work to make the deadline.) 3 AmE informal to cook something in a microwave1 (1) ~2 n BrE informal interest and excitement; energy1 (The advert needs a bit more zap.)
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(zaps, zapping, zapped) 1. To zap someone or something means to kill, destroy, or hit them, for example with a gun or in a computer game. (INFORMAL) A guard zapped him with the stun gun. VERB: V n 2. If you zap channels while watching television, you change channels using the remote control. (INFORMAL) Men like to zap the TV channels, something that can drive certain women berserk. VERB: V n 3. To zap something such as a computer file or document means to to delete it from the computer memory or to clear it from the screen. (COMPUTING INFORMAL) VERB ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. interjection Etymology: imitative Date: 1929 1. — used to express a sound made by or as if by a gun 2. — used to indicate a sudden or instantaneous occurrence II. verb (~ped; ~ping) Date: 1942 transitive verb 1. a. to get rid of, destroy, or kill especially with or as if with sudden force b. to hit with or as if with a sudden concentrated application of force or energy c. to irradiate especially with microwaves 2. a. to propel suddenly or speedily b. to transport instantaneously 3. to avoid watching (as a television commercial) by changing channels especially with a remote control or by fast-forwarding a videotape intransitive verb 1. to move with speed or force 2. to change television channels using a remote control III. noun Date: 1963 a pungent or zestful quality ; zip; also a sudden forceful blow ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v., n., & int. sl. --v. (zapped, zapping) 1 tr. a kill or destroy; deal a sudden blow to. b hit forcibly (zapped the ball over the net). 2 intr. & tr. move quickly and vigorously. 3 tr. overwhelm emotionally. 4 tr. Computing erase or change (an item in a program). 5 intr. (foll. by through) fast-wind a videotape to skip a section. --n. 1 energy, vigour. 2 a strong emotional effect. --int. expressing the sound or impact of a bullet, ray gun, etc., or any sudden event. Etymology: imit. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сл. энергия; жизненная сила 2. сл. стычка, столкновение; конфронтация 3. сл. застрелить, убить, укокошить 4. сл. разбить, нанести поражение they'll need the Army to zap all those hoodlums —- (им) потребуются войска, чтобы справиться со всем этом хулиганьем 5. сл. приставать, привязываться; задевать, поносить 6. сл. быстро двинуть (что-л.), сообщить скорость 7. сл. мчаться, лететь 8. сл. быстро смастерить, сварганить 9. сл. оглушить, ошеломить, ошарашить to zap people with alarm sounds —- оглушить публику воем сирены Id: to zap it up —- оживить, внести оживление, подхлестнуть 10. бац!, бах!, трах! 11. раз-раз zap and it's done —- раз-раз - и все готово ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. noun sl. 1) жизненная сила 2) столкновение; конфронтация 2. v. sl. 1) застрелить 2) нанести поражение 3) приставать II interj. бах!, трах! ...Англо-русский словарь
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veterin. abbr. Zoo Animal Presenters physiol. abbr. Zeer Actieve Psychologie environ. abbr. Zero Air Pollution environ. abbr. Zero Atmospheric Pollution U.S. gov. abbr. Zero Air Pollution transport. abbr. Zero Accident Program transport. abbr. Zylup Airship Project mil. abbr. Zimbabwean Anti Personnel 3-let. lang. abbr. Zapotec meteo abbr. Zonal Advisory Process astronom. abbr. Z Axis Precession electron. abbr. Zone Axis Pattern food abbr. Zinfandel Advocates and Producers sc. fict. abbr. Zerg And Protoss gen. comp. abbr. Zeros Arent Permitted comp. assem. abbr. Zeros Aren't Permitted network. abbr. Zone Announcement Protocol file ext. abbr. Zone Labs, Inc. Zone Alarm Data file ext. abbr. Windows Software Installation Settings file ext. abbr. FileWrangler Compressed File file ext. abbr. Rebel Software Installation Manager perf. arts abbr. Zealous Art Promoters sport abbr. Zany Award Points law abbr. Zero Armed Perpetrators film cens. abbr. Zero Adult Providers NYSE symbols Zapata Corporation of Nevada bus. prod. abbr. Zone Alarm Pro bus. prod. abbr. Zero Alignment Product firm name abbr. Zinfandel Advocates And Producers firm name abbr. Zinfandel Associates And Producers ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- 1942, comic strip word (from "Buck Rogers in the Twenty-Fifth Century"). Meaning "to erase electronically" is 1982. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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