Destroy vs Zap - What's the difference?
destroy | zap |
To cause destruction.
To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
To put down or euthanize.
(colloquial) To defeat soundly.
(computing) To remove data.
(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 a verb destroy
isto damage beyond use or repair
. As a noun zap is
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English
Verb
To damage beyond use or repair.
- The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
- ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
- ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
- Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
- The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.
Synonyms
* annihilate * break * demolish * kill * ruin * waste * See alsoAntonyms
* build * construct * create * make * raise * repairDerived terms
* destroyable * destroyer * destroyer escort * destroying angelzap
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.