Main Entry: ²zap

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): zapped; zap·ping

Date: 1942

transitive verb 1 a : to get rid of, destroy, or kill especially with or as if with sudden force b : to hit with or as if with a sudden concentrated application of force or energy c : to irradiate especially with microwaves
2 a : to propel suddenly or speedily b : to transport instantaneously
3 : to avoid watching (as a television commercial) by changing channels especially with a remote control or by fast-forwarding a videotapeintransitive verb 1 : to move with speed or force
2 : to change television channels using a remote control