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

An electric shock.

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

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

To make a zap sound.

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

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

Example: They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.

To kill; to eliminate.

Representing the sound or action of a zap.

Example: Then the computer went zap and I lost all my work.