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zap 'em up

zap 'em up noun: a shoot 'em up involving energy weapons.

Noun

zap 'em up (plural zap 'em ups)

  1. (informal) A shoot 'em up involving energy weapons.
    • This is not your average 'zap 'em up' game. The alien craft all have different characteristics, and judging a spaceship's speed as you home in for the kill is something you'll get the hang of only after much experience.1986, Luke C, Battle Of The Planets (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 3
    • Conversation and camaraderie at the foosball table won out over solo, zap-em-up video games in 1994, according to industry experts.1994, Night Club & Bar, volume 10, page 388

Forms of zap 'em up

pluralzap 'em ups

Questions about zap 'em up

What does zap 'em up mean?
Zap 'em up means a shoot 'em up involving energy weapons.
What part of speech is zap 'em up?
Zap 'em up is a noun.
What is the plural of zap 'em up?
The plural of zap 'em up is zap 'em ups.

Words near zap 'em up in the dictionary

  1. Zaozernaia Hill
  2. Zaozernaya Hill
  3. Zaozerne
  4. Zaozhuang
  5. zap
  6. zap 'em up
  7. zap 'em ups
  8. Zap flap
  9. Zap flaps
  10. zap over
  11. zap up

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