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How to pronounce “zap”

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Pronunciation guide for zap

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of zap with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Nabiha Saklayen: Could you recover from illness ... using your own stem cells?and zap them.
Definition summary: (colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.

Example 1 of 8

Nabiha Saklayen: Could you recover from illness ... using your own stem cells?

and zap them.

[Noun]
(colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
(colloquial) An electric shock.
A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.
(slang) The act of heating something in a microwave oven.
[Verb]
(intransitive) To make a zap 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.
(US, military, slang, transitive) To kill; to eliminate.
(slang, transitive) To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
(slang, transitive) To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
(slang, transitive) To delete or discard (electronic media).
(slang, transitive) To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
(Singapore, informal, transitive) To photocopy.
To participate in a zap (protest) against.
[Interjection]
Representing the sound or action of a zap.

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