zap
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
zap
n 1: a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually
with a dramatic impact; "they gave it another zap of
radiation"
v 1: strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers
with some shocking scenes"
2: kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric
current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space
travellers are vaporized by aliens" [syn: {zap}, {vaporize}]
3: strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" [syn:
{nuke}, {atomize}, {atomise}, {zap}]
4: cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the
leftovers" [syn: {microwave}, {micro-cook}, {zap}, {nuke}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
zap \zap\ (z[a^]p), v. t.
1. to shoot, destroy, or inactivate; my TV set was zapped by
lightning.
[PJC]
2. to bomb with an atomic bomb.
Syn: nuke, atomize.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. to cook or heat in a microwave oven.
Syn: microwave, micro-cook, nuke.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. to subject to radiation, a laser beam, a strong electric
current, or other potentially destructive treatment.
[PJC]
5. to skip over (e. g. a commercial or dull interval in a
television program) by using the fast-forward button on a
VCR remove control.
[PJC]
6. to add interest, color, or attractiveness to; to liven; --
usually used with up. --[RHUD]
[PJC]
from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
zap
1. n. Spiciness.
2. vt. To make food spicy.
3. vt. To make someone `suffer' by making his food spicy. (Most
hackers love spicy food. Hot-and-sour soup is considered wimpy unless
it makes you wipe your nose for the rest of the meal.) See {zapped}.
4. vt. To modify, usually to correct; esp. used when the action is
performed with a debugger or binary patching tool. Also implies
surgical precision. "Zap the debug level to 6 and run it again." In
the IBM mainframe world, binary patches are applied to programs or to
the OS with a program called `superzap', whose file name is `IMASPZAP'
(possibly contrived from I M A SuPerZAP).
5. vt. To erase or reset.
6. To {fry} a chip with static electricity. "Uh oh -- I think that
lightning strike may have zapped the disk controller."
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
zap
<jargon> 1. To modify, usually to correct; especially used
when the action is performed with a debugger or binary
patching tool. Also implies surgical precision. "Zap the
debug level to 6 and run it again."
In the {IBM} {mainframe} world, binary patches are applied to
programs or to the {operating system} with a program called
"{superzap}", whose file name is "IMASPZAP" (possibly
contrived from I M A SuPerZAP).
See also {Zero and Add Packed}.
2. To {fry} a chip with static electricity. "Uh oh - I think
that lightning strike may have zapped the disk controller."
(1998-07-08)
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Zap, ND (city, FIPS 88140)
Location: 47.28476 N, 101.92189 W
Population (1990): 287 (162 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 58580
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Zap, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000): 231
Housing Units (2000): 129
Land area (2000): 1.041613 sq. miles (2.697764 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.041613 sq. miles (2.697764 sq. km)
FIPS code: 88140
Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location: 47.287157 N, 101.923787 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 58580
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Zap, ND
Zap
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "zap":
KO, blast, blot out, bump off, call off, cancel, complete, croak,
delete, dispose of, do in, drop the curtain, end off, erase,
expunge, extinguish, finalize, finish, fix, fold up, get,
get it over, get over with, get through with, give the business,
give the quietus, gun down, hit, ice, kayo, kibosh, kill,
knock out, lay out, off, perfect, polish off, put paid to, rub out,
scrag, settle, shoot down, take care of, waste, wipe out
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