A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
An electric shock.
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.
They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.
To kill; to eliminate.
To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
I think they zapped the processor.
To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
If it's not warm in the middle; zap it some more.
To delete or discard (electronic media).
They zapped a lot of files before realizing they had not backed up lately.
To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
They zapped my motor's magnets.
Representing the sound or action of a zap.
Then the computer went zap and I lost all my work.