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zoom
1[ zoom ]
verb (used without object)
- to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound:
cars zooming by on the freeway.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to fly an airplane suddenly and sharply upward at great speed for a short distance, as in regaining altitude, clearing an obstacle, or signaling.
- Movies, Television. to bring a subject, scene, etc., into closeup or cause it to recede into a long shot using a zoom lens and while maintaining focus.
- Informal. to increase or rise suddenly and sharply:
Rents would zoom without rent control laws.
verb (used with object)
- to cause (an airplane) to zoom.
- to fly over (an obstacle) by zooming.
noun
verb phrase
- to bring (a subject, scene, etc.) into closeup by using a zoom lens:
to zoom in for a look at the injured man; to zoom in on a candidate at a political convention.
- to examine more closely or in greater detail; focus on:
The panel zoomed in on the subject of abortion.
Zoom
2[ zoom ]
- a brand name for a software application and online service that enables voice and video phone calls over the internet.
verb (used with or without object)
- to participate in a real-time conversation with (one or more people) using Zoom:
Yesterday the kids Zoomed their grandparents in Florida.
We Zoom with remote staff during our Friday meetings.
zoom
/ ː /
verb
- to make or cause to make a continuous buzzing or humming sound
- to move or cause to move with such a sound
- intr to move very rapidly; rush
we zoomed through town
- to cause (an aircraft) to climb briefly at an unusually steep angle, or (of an aircraft) to climb in this way
- intr (of prices) to rise rapidly
noun
- the sound or act of zooming
- See zoom lens
Word History and Origins
Origin of zoom1
Origin of zoom2
Word History and Origins
Origin of zoom1
Example Sentences
The man was seen racing along the 91 Freeway in a white pickup truck before zooming onto surface streets, where police officers made several unsuccessful attempts to halt the truck, the station reported.
Riders sit in replicas of Hagrid's motorbike and zoom through recreations of settings from the popular film series.
On the video game-type overview of the hole, a user can zoom in on every flight path and landing spot of every Woods shot.
The camera then zooms in on a massive billboard promoting “The Bondsman.”
This two-hander zooms in on the relationship of two cousins, one on a three-day furlough from prison to attend a family funeral.
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