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How to use zap in a sentence

20 example sentences · noun, verb, interjection

Zap means a sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy. Example: “You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.”

Examples of zap by meaning

nounAn electric shock.

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

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

  • Black AIDS activists were caught in the middle of a nearly yearlong series of zaps.1998, Raymond A. Smith, Encyclopedia of AIDS
  • When a zap at Brooklyn's Board of Education opened no dialogue on discrimination suffered by gay teachers, GAA targeted the BOE offices on April 13.2011, Michael Schiavi, Celluloid Activist: The Life and Times of Vito Russo, page 84

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

  • They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.

verbTo damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.

  • I think they zapped the processor.

verbTo heat (something) in a microwave oven.

  • If it's not warm in the middle, zap it some more.

verbTo delete or discard (electronic media).

  • They zapped a lot of files before realizing they had not backed up lately.

verbTo further energize or charge (magnetic material).

  • They zapped my motor's magnets.

verbTo photocopy.

  • Got to go and zap this document now.2004 October 19, Kevin & Lily Shepherdson, “Digital Life”, in The Straits Times, Singapore, page 16

More sentences with zap

  • This video game involves flying through a maze zapping various nasties.From the entry nasty
  • Boss man make white zap light from no white zap light.2018, Cube Kid (alias dictus Erik Gunnar Taylor), Diary of an 8-Bit Kitten: Lost in the Nether (Hoopla e-book version), page 49. From the entry squeaky
  • It allowed the creature to smite Pikmin with zaps of lightning!'2004, Nintendo EAD, Pikmin 2, Nintendo (Treasure Hoard: Shock Therapist). From the entry shocker
  • The stuffing gets zapped in the microwave, but you get impatient and slap the turkey on straight out of the fridge.2014, Malcolm Bedell, Jillian Bedell, Eating In Maine: At Home, On the Town and On the Road, →ISBN. From the entry pablumish
  • Zap the droplet with a burst of electricity or heat, however, and it wets the surface in a matter of milliseconds.2006 November, “Batteries that Keep”, in Mechanical Engineering, volume 128, number 11, page 22. From the entry superhydrophobicity
  • You don't have to sit through rough war flicks, or shoot 'em up or zap 'em up movies.2003, Andrea Stephens, Stuff a Girl’s Gotta Know: Little Hints for Big Things in A Teen's Life. From the entry zap 'em up
  • And Iowa's Democratic caucus-goers might not easily forgive his campaign for zapping Biden while Biden was leading the anti-Bork fight.1987, Newsweek, volume 110, page 40. From the entry Bidenite
  • This is not your average 'zap 'em up' game.1986, Luke C, Battle Of The Planets (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 3. From the entry zap 'em up
  • Our sense of purpose is zapped.2013, Robert Dave Johnston, How to Lose 30 Pounds (or More) in 30 Days with Juice Fasting. From the entry unmotivation
  • I've been zapping GGers for quite a while, but like you, I don't kill the whole thread for the same reasons you don't.2007 August 30, The Old Sourdough, “news”, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Apr 2026. From the entry GGer
  • Externally no-one would imagine there was a stfcon going on, no beanies, zap guns (or water pistols) in fact no fun at all.1952 October, “Contemplations (part 2)”, in Fred J. Robinson, editor, Straight Up, volume 1, number 5. From the entry stfcon

Meaning of zap

  1. noun A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
  2. noun An electric shock.
  3. noun A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.

Full definition of zap

Questions about zap in a sentence

How do you use zap in a sentence?
Zap is used as a noun, verb and interjection. For example: “You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.”
What is a short sentence with zap?
“They zapped my motor's magnets.”
What does zap mean?
Zap means a sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.

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