zap \zap\ (z[a^]p), v. t. 1. to shoot, destroy, or inactivate; my TV set was zapped by lightning. [PJC]
2. to bomb with an atomic bomb.
Syn: nuke, atomize. [WordNet 1.5]
3. to cook or heat in a microwave oven.
Syn: microwave, micro-cook, nuke. [WordNet 1.5]
4. to subject to radiation, a laser beam, a strong electric current, or other potentially destructive treatment. [PJC]
5. to skip over (e. g. a commercial or dull interval in a television program) by using the fast-forward button on a VCR remove control. [PJC]
6. to add interest, color, or attractiveness to; to liven; -- usually used with up. --[RHUD] [PJC]
Right now, I've got my feet up on the ottoman, and my remote control set to zap.
In Massachusetts, high-tech companies zap one another for computer programmers.
Consumers have become cavalier in using a microwave oven, thinking that if the food doesn't come out right the first time, they can zap it for another minute or so.
The custom-made vacuum machine, mounted on a tractor, moves down rows of young berries, providing just enough suction to zap lygus bugs that like to live near the top of the plants.
Run by Robert Talbot, whose formal title is director of quality, the five-member team was dispatched last year on a mission to zap needless work throughout the IBM empire.