Analysis Complete

zap

/ zap /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
zapper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
strike suddenly and with force
"This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes"
Type of:
affect impress move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
cook or heat in a microwave oven
"You can microwave the left-overs"
Type of:
cook
Derived:
microwave microwave oven
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
cooking cookery preparation
verb Sense 4
strike at with firepower or bombs
"zap the enemy"
Type of:
bombard bomb
Derived:
atomization atomisation atomic warhead nuclear warhead thermonuclear warhead
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

Word Relationship Graph

Synonyms Antonyms Hypernyms Hyponyms

Related Words

kill affect impress move cook bombard bomb