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kill vs zap

zap vs kill

kill and zap both are nouns.

kill and zap both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
zap Yes No Yes No
As verbs, zap is a hyponym of kill; that is, zap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
  • zap: kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting
Other hyponyms of kill include annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out, decimate, drown, massacre, mow down, slaughter, erase, wipe out, butcher, slaughter, poison, lapidate, stone, poison, commit suicide, dispatch, vaporize, sacrifice, take off, tomahawk, saber, sabre, overlay, overlie, brain, put away, put to sleep, do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste, exterminate, kill off, asphyxiate, smother, suffocate, strangle, strangulate, throttle, behead, decapitate, decollate, impale, stake, dismember, martyr, shed blood, bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay, assassinate, execute, put to death, draw, draw and quarter, quarter, lynch, pip, shoot, electrocute, fry, euthanatise, euthanatize, euthanise, euthanize, mercy kill, gank.
kill (noun) zap (noun)
the act of terminating a life a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
kill (verb) zap (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase cook or heat in a microwave oven
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in strike at with firepower or bombs
cause to cease operating kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting
tire out completely strike suddenly and with force
end or extinguish by forceful means
drink down entirely
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
cause the death of, without intention
deprive of life
hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal
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