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zap

/zæp/ noun B2
  1. A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy. (colloquial)
  2. An electric shock. (colloquial) · You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.
  3. A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.
  4. The act of heating something in a microwave oven. (slang)

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.