zap
verb (used with object)
to bombard with electrical current, radiation, laser beams, etc..
zapped
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past participleof zap.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof zap.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
zapverb (used with object)to bombard with electrical current, radiation, laser beams, etc..
Example Sentences
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The prevalence of dating apps and our ability to follow someone else’s every move on social media have zapped the honeymoon period’s lifespan.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
This is the passage that zapped Ms. Prose with her eureka moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The males are then chauffeured to Garden Grove, where they’re zapped with X-rays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
It has zapped whatever momentum was building after the team’s two series-opening victories against the AL East-leading Blue Jays last weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025
There was a beast hidden inside, and soon it might come out and make him look like the man Alec had zapped with the Transvice.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
