zapverb
uk/zæp/us/zæp/-pp-zap verb (DESTROY)
[ T ] informal to get rid of or kill something or someone, especially intentionally:
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Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- fall in
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- wipe
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zap verb (GO QUICKLY)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] UK informal to go somewhere or do something quickly:
[ I usually + adv/prep ] informal to use an electronic device to change television channels quickly, sometimes to avoid watching advertisements
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Moving quickly
- beetle
- belt
- bob
- bowl down/along sth
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- make off
- outran
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- shoot
- stampede
- trot
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[ T ] informal to cook something in a microwave:
zapnoun [ U ]
uk/zæp/us/zæp/mainly US informalan electric shock or something similar:
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Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- a new lease of life idiom
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avid
- flap
- frisky
- frisson
- get-up-and-go
- glamour
- gusto
- meaty
- shiver (up and) down your spine idiom
- sparkle
- spice
- spirit
- sprightly
- stimulation
- stir
- zest
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