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Dap vs Zap - What's the difference?

dap | zap |

As nouns the difference between dap and zap

is that dap is a plimsoll while zap is a sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.

As verbs the difference between dap and zap

is that dap is to run or go somewhere quickly while zap is to make a zapping sound.

As an interjection zap is

representing the sound or action of a zap.

dap

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Bristol, Wales, usually in plural) A plimsoll.
  • * 1988, , Penguin Books (1988), page 169:
    • I somehow expected them to shout obscenities, and was glad I had come ordinarily dressed, in a sports shirt, an old linen jacket, jeans and daps .

    Verb

    (dapp)
  • (Bristol) To run or go somewhere quickly.
    • I'll just dap down to the shop.
  • To do some form of dipping, dabbing, or bouncing action.
    • in metalworking is the technique of creating a hollow indentation, also known as doming, dishing or dapping .
    dapping is to rebound or adopt a rebounding action, e.g. to fish by letting the bait dip and bob lightly onto the water, in the manner that some insects lay eggs in the water.

    Anagrams

    * English onomatopoeias ----

    zap

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
  • (colloquial) An electrical shock.
    • You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.

    Verb

    (zapp)
  • 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.
    • They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.
  • To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
    • I think they zapped the processor.
  • To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
    • If it's not warm in the middle, zap it some more.
  • To delete or discard (electronic media).
    • They zapped a lot of files before realizing they had not backed up lately.
  • To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
    • 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)!
  • Representing the sound or action of a zap.
    • Then the computer went zap and I lost all my work.