Zap vs Zat - What's the difference?
zap | zat |
(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.
* 2009 , Sue Limb, Girl, Barely 15: Flirting for England , page 195:
As a noun zap
is peg, pin, spigot.As a conjunction zat is
.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.
zat
English
Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- Marie-Louise emerged from the girls' tent, wrapped in a fleece. She sat down by Jess. "It is wonderfool now zat Jodie is feelingue bettair," she said.
