different between zag vs zap

English

Etymology

Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zæ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Noun

zag (plural zags)

1. One of a series of sharp turns or reversals.
2. twist in a storyline

Verb

zag (third-person singular simple present zags, present participle zagging, simple past and past participle zagged)

1. (intransitive) To move with a sharp turn or reversal.

Derived terms

• zig when one should zag

Derived terms

• zigzag

See also

• zig

Anagrams

• Gaz

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?x
• IPA^(key): /z?x/

Verb

zag

1. singular past indicative of zien

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?k

Verb

zag

1. singular imperative of zagen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of zagen

Turkmen

Noun

zag (definite accusative ?, plural ?)

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English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zæp/
• Rhymes: -æp

Noun

zap (plural zaps)

1. (colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
2. (colloquial) An electric shock.

   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.
   • 1998, Raymond A. Smith, Encyclopedia of AIDS

     Black AIDS activists were caught in the middle of a nearly yearlong series of zaps.

   • 2011, Michael Schiavi, Celluloid Activist: The Life and Times of Vito Russo (page 84)

     When a zap at Brooklyn's Board of Education opened no dialogue on discrimination suffered by gay teachers, GAA targeted the BOE offices on April 13.

Translations

Verb

zap (third-person singular simple present zaps, present participle zapping, simple past and past participle zapped)

1. (intransitive) To make a zap sound.
2. To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.

   Synonyms: channel surf, channel hop

3. To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.

   They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.

4. (US, military, slang, transitive) To kill; to eliminate.
   • 1966, U.S. News & World Report (volume 61, page 32)

     Says a U. S. officer: "We zapped the enemy, now we intend to stick around. […]

5. To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.

   I think they zapped the processor.

6. To heat (something) in a microwave oven.

   If it's not warm in the middle; zap it some more.

7. To delete or discard (electronic media).

   They zapped a lot of files before realizing they had not backed up lately.

8. To further energize or charge (magnetic material).

   They zapped my motor's magnets.

Descendants

Translations

Interjection

zap!

1. Representing the sound or action of a zap.

   Then the computer went zap and I lost all my work.

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

zap

1. first-person singular present indicative of zappen
2. imperative of zappen

Portuguese

Etymology

From the last part of "WhatsApp".

Noun

zap m (usually uncountable, plural zaps)

1. WhatsApp, the messaging service