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verb (used without object)
1.
to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound: cars zooming by on the freeway.
2.
to fly an airplane suddenly and sharply upward at great speed for a short distance, as in regaining altitude, clearing an obstacle, or signaling.
3.
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.
4.
Informal. to increase or rise suddenly and sharply: Rents would zoom without rent control laws.
verb (used with object)
5.
to cause (an airplane) to zoom.
6.
to fly over (an obstacle) by zooming.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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zoom in (on),
a.
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.
b.
to examine more closely or in greater detail; focus on: The panel zoomed in on the subject of abortion.
Origin:
1885–90; imitative
1885–90; imitative
Synonyms
1. buzz, speed, streak, flash.
1. buzz, speed, streak, flash.
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| 1. | (intr, adverb) photog, films, television to increase rapidly the magnification of the image of a distant object by means of a zoom lens |
| 2. | to examine the smallest details of a subject |
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Word Origin & History
zoom
1886, of echoic origin. Gained popularity c.1917 as aviators began to use it; zoom lens is 1936.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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