ZAP

Zap

A zap is a form of political direct action that came into use in the 1970s in the United States. Popularized by the early gay liberation group Gay Activists Alliance, a zap was a raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity while calling the attention of both gays and straights to issues of LGBT rights.

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ZAP

ZAP is an American electric vehicle company that designs, produces and markets vehicles including automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, personal watercraft, hovercraft, ATVs, neighborhood electric vehicles and commercial vehicles. The name stands for Zero Air Pollution. The company headquarters are located in Santa Rosa, California.

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zap

Noun

  1. A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
  2. An electrical shock.
    You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.

Verb

  1. To make a zapping sound.
  2. To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.
  3. To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
    They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.
  4. To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
    I think they zapped the processor.
  5. To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
    If it's not warm in the middle, zap it some more.
  6. To delete or discard (electronic media).
    They zapped a lot of files before realizing they had not backed up lately.
  7. To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
    They zapped my motor's magnets.

Interjection

!

  1. Representing the sound or action of a zap.
    Then the computer went zap and I lost all my work.


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