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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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of zoom1
Origin of zoom2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of zoom1
Example Sentences
"You can see them looking at the camera, and they've seen it's zoomed in on them. And then they went."
As they examined him, applying a skin adhesive to address the problem, the television broadcast zoomed in on streaks of blood covering the backside of his pants.
Now, buckle up and let’s roll the montage of old postcards, weathered neon signs and swooping Googie rooflines, then zoom to the spot where motel history began.
The second part of the trilogy, and the longest-running of the three performances, “Hide and Hide” zooms forward to 1980 into a coarse and degrading City of Angels.
In it, a discreetly distanced camera zooms in on a player's face and catches only disappointment as their name slips away unspoken during last Thursday's British and Irish Lions squad announcement.
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