whistler vs zap

whistler

noun
  • An audio-frequency electromagnetic wave produced by atmospheric disturbances such as lightning. 

  • The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa). 

  • The goldeneye (certain ducks of genus Bucephala). 

  • The whistling marmot (Marmota caligata). 

  • Someone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument. 

  • A broken-winded horse. 

  • Any of several passerine birds of the genera Pachycephala and Coracornis, of Australasia and the western Pacific. 

  • Any bird that whistles or is noted for its whistling vocalisations (applied regionally to various specific species). 

zap

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

  • An electric shock. 

  • The act of heating something in a microwave oven. 

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

intj
  • Representing the sound or action of a zap. 

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. 

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