zap out



zap out

Interrupt or delete unwanted parts of a television program or video, as in We've taped the show and now we can zap out all the commercials. [c. 1980]
See also: out, zap

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dragomir-Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
DagnyDAHNG-nuy (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Tahmasp-Ancient Persian
Vasuda-Indian, Hindi (Rare)
Papa-Polynesian Mythology
CambriaKAM-bree-ə (English)Various