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zap
noun
1 zap
A sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact.
Roget 408:
resonance;
ring
etc.
v.;
ringing,
tintinabulation
etc.
v.;
reflexion [Brit.],
reflection,
reverberation;
echo,
reecho;
zap,
zot [Coll.];
buzz
(hiss)
409.
low note,
base note,
bass note,
flat note,
grave note,
deep note;
bass;
basso,
basso profondo [It];
baritone,
barytone†;
contralto.
[device to cause resonance]
echo chamber,
resonator.
[ringing in the ears]
tinnitus [Med.].
[devices which make a resonating sound]
bell,
doorbell,
buzzer;
gong,
cymbals
(musical instruments)
417.
[physical resonance]
sympathetic vibrations;
natural frequency,
coupled vibration frequency;
overtone;
resonating cavity;
sounding board,
tuning fork.
[electrical resonance]
tuning,
squelch,
frequency selection;
resonator,
resonator circuit;
radio
&c..
[chemical resonance]
resonant structure,
aromaticity,
alternating double bonds,
non-bonded resonance;
pi clouds,
unsaturation,
double bond,
(valence).
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verb
1 zap
Strike suddenly and with force.
2 zap
Kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting.
synonym: vaporize.
3 zap
4 zap
Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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