Zap vs. Fap — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Zap and Fap
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Definitions
Zap
To strike (an object or target) with a beam of energy, an electric current, or supernatural power
In the movie, the alien zaps the scientist with a ray gun.
Fap
(of a man) masturbate.
Zap
To expose to radiation, as to cook or examine
Zap food in a microwave.
Zap luggage with x-rays at a security checkpoint.
Fap
To masturbate. Used of a male.
Zap
In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.
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Fap
(obsolete) Drunk.
Zap
To destroy or kill
"when the dinosaurs got zapped by whatever zapped the dinosaurs" (Laura Kasischke).
Fap
To indicate that someone (normally the speaker) is either masturbating, or inspired to by sexual arousal.
I was watching some porn – fap fap fap – when my computer crashed, again!
She's single?... *fap fap fap*
Zap
To deplete or obliterate
"His personal funds were zapped in the merger" (Patricia Haley).
Fap
Pornography.
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Zap
To have a sudden and powerful effect on
"His ... narrative runs marvelously on and on, zapping the reader with often surprising and ... painful glimpses" (Publishers Weekly).
Fap
(slang) To masturbate.
Zap
To move swiftly; zoom
Zapped into the kitchen for a snack.
Fap
A session of masturbation.
I was horny, so I had a quick fap in the public restroom.
Zap
To use a remote control to turn a television set on or off or to switch channels.
Fap
Fuddled.
Zap
A burst or beam of energy, electric current, or other power
A zap of 120 volts.
Zap
A sudden and powerful effect
A zap of fear.
A zap of insight.
Zap
Used to indicate a sudden occurrence.
Zap
(colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
Zap
(colloquial) An electric shock.
You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.
Zap
A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.
Zap
(slang) The act of heating something in a microwave oven.
Zap
(intransitive) To make a zap sound.
Zap
To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.
Zap
To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.
Zap
To kill; to eliminate.
Zap
To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
I think they zapped the processor.
Zap
To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
If it's not warm in the middle; zap it some more.
Zap
To delete or discard (electronic media).
They zapped a lot of files before realizing they had not backed up lately.
Zap
To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
They zapped my motor's magnets.
Zap
To photocopy.
Zap
Representing the sound or action of a zap.
Then the computer went zap and I lost all my work.
Zap
To shoot, destroy, or inactivate; my TV set was zapped by lightning.
Zap
To bomb with an atomic bomb.
Zap
To cook or heat in a microwave oven.
Zap
To subject to radiation, a laser beam, a strong electric current, or other potentially destructive treatment.
Zap
To skip over (e. g. a commercial or dull interval in a television program) by using the fast-forward button on a VCR remove control.
Zap
To add interest, color, or attractiveness to; to liven; - usually used with up.
Zap
Strike suddenly and with force;
This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes
Zap
Kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting;
In this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens
Zap
Strike at with firepower or bombs;
Zap the enemy
Zap
Cook or heat in a microwave oven;
You can microwave the left-overs
