Zag vs Zap - What's the difference?
zag | zap |
to move with a sharp turn or reversal
(colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
(colloquial) An electrical shock.
To make a zapping sound.
To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.
To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
To delete or discard (electronic media).
To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
Representing the sound or action of a zap.
As nouns the difference between zag and zap
is that zag is one of a series of sharp turns or reversals while zap is a sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.As verbs the difference between zag and zap
is that zag is to move with a sharp turn or reversal while zap is to make a zapping sound.As an interjection zap is
representing the sound or action of a zap.zag
English
Verb
(zagg)- ''I guess I zigged when I should have zagged .
Derived terms
* zig when one should zagDerived terms
* zigzagSee also
* zig ----zap
English
Noun
(en noun)- You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.
Verb
(zapp)- They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.
- I think they zapped the processor.
- If it's not warm in the middle, zap it some more.
- They zapped a lot of files before realizing they had not backed up lately.
- They zapped my motor's magnets.
Descendants
* Catalan: * Dutch: (l) * Galician: (l), (l) * German: (l) * French: (l), (l) * Spanish: (l), (l) * Sweddish: (l)Interjection
(en-interj)!- Then the computer went zap and I lost all my work.