zaps
Hits with electricity
Zaps is the plural of zap and the third-person singular verb form.
A zap is a sudden burst of energy, electricity, or radiation: The zaps from the faulty outlet were alarming.
To zap is to strike with such energy, destroy quickly, or move fast: She zaps through emails every morning.
Zaps also names the electric-shock sensations from antidepressant withdrawal: brain zaps.
Violent sudden disturbance
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- electrocuteKill by electricity
- staticWithout motion or change
- sparkTiny fiery particle
discharge · current · volt · tingle · defibrillator · taser · stun · arc
Restore strength and vitality
- invigorateTo fill with energy
- stimulateProvoke into activity
- rechargeRestore electrical capacity
- boostUpward push or increase
enliven · galvanize · animate · awaken · rejuvenate · electrify · jumpstart · refresh
Convert to gas
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- eliminateRemove completely
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
fry · nuke · blast · wipe-out · eradicate · exterminate · pulverize · atomize
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- electrocuteKill by electricity
- staticWithout motion or change
spark · discharge · current · volt · tingle · defibrillator · taser · stun · arc · short-circuit
flash
Brief burst of light
swift · sudden · blitz · blink · split-second · snap · whoosh · zoom · zip · lightning-fast
revitalize
Restore strength and vitality
- invigorateTo fill with energy
- stimulateProvoke into activity
- rechargeRestore electrical capacity
boost · enliven · galvanize · animate · awaken · rejuvenate · electrify · jumpstart · refresh · vitalize
vaporize
Convert to gas
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- eliminateRemove completely
disintegrate · fry · nuke · blast · wipe-out · eradicate · exterminate · pulverize · atomize · incinerate
laser
Concentrated light device
shoot · fire · arcade · space-invaders · power-up · enemy · alien · pixel · retro · joystick
channel
Passage for transmission
TV · couch · button · switch · change · scroll · skip · mute · volume · browse
- AIDS activismACT UP, red ribbon, AIDS quilt, World AIDS Day, HIV testing
- soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
- stimulantscaffeine, amphetamine, amphetamines, methamphetamine, cocaine
- bug zapperDevice that electrocutes insects
- brain zapWithdrawal-induced sensory disturbance