zap

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• intransitive verb To strike (an object or target) with a beam of energy, an electric current, or supernatural power.
• intransitive verb To expose to radiation, as to cook or examine.
• intransitive verb In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.
• intransitive verb To destroy or kill.
• intransitive verb To deplete or obliterate.
• intransitive verb To have a sudden and powerful effect on.
• intransitive verb To move swiftly; zoom.
• intransitive verb To use a remote control to turn a television set on or off or to switch channels.
• noun A burst or beam of energy, electric current, or other power.
• noun A sudden and powerful effect.
• interjection Used to indicate a sudden occurrence.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• transitive verb to shoot, destroy, or inactivate.
• transitive verb to bomb with an atomic bomb.
• transitive verb to cook or heat in a microwave oven.
• transitive verb to subject to radiation, a laser beam, a strong electric current, or other potentially destructive treatment.
• transitive verb 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.
• transitive verb to add interest, color, or attractiveness to; to liven; -- usually used with up.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun colloquial A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
• noun colloquial An electrical shock.
• verb To make a zapping sound.
• verb To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.
• verb To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
• verb To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
• verb To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
• verb To delete or discard (electronic media).
• verb To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
• interjection Representing the sound or action of a zap.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• verb cook or heat in a microwave oven
• noun a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
• verb strike at with firepower or bombs
• verb strike suddenly and with force
• verb kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting