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To strike (an object or target) with a beam of energy, an electric current, or supernatural power.

To expose to radiation, as to cook or examine.

In science fiction and fantasy, to transport (a person or thing) into another place or time instantaneously, as with an energy beam.

To destroy or kill.

To deplete or obliterate.

To have a sudden and powerful effect on.

To move swiftly; zoom.

To use a remote control to turn a television set on or off or to switch channels.