rotisserie vs zap

rotisserie

noun
  • A cooking device with which food is roasted on a rotating spit. 

  • A shop or restaurant selling food cooked in this manner. 

verb
  • To cook on a rotisserie. 

zap

noun
  • The act of heating something in a microwave oven. 

  • An electric shock. 

  • A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy. 

  • A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism. 

verb
  • To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge. 

  • To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television. 

  • To further energize or charge (magnetic material). 

  • To make a zap sound. 

  • To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting. 

  • To heat (something) in a microwave oven. 

  • To photocopy. 

  • To delete or discard (electronic media). 

  • To kill; to eliminate. 

intj
  • Representing the sound or action of a zap. 

How often have the words rotisserie and zap occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )