Question 1

What does "zap up" mean?

Accepted Answer

To heat food quickly in a microwave oven.

Question 2

How do you use "zap up" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Just zap up the leftovers for a few minutes and dinner is ready.

Question 3

Is "zap up" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"zap up" is informal — used mainly in casual conversation. The microwave sense is very common in informal everyday English, especially American English. The 'make more exciting' sense is less common. 'Zap' on its own already means to use a microwave; 'zap up' adds a sense of completeness or intensification.

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