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zoom

  [zoom] ,
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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.
–noun
7. the act or process of zooming.
8. a zooming sound.
9. Informal. zoom lens.
10. Also called zoom shot. Movies, Television. a shot in which a subject, scene, or action is brought closer or made to recede by the use of a zoom lens.
—Verb phrase
11. 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; imit.

Synonyms:
1. buzz, speed, streak, flash.
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Slang Dictionary
zoom

  1. tv.
    to gain entry to someplace without paying. : Both of them zoomed the circus, and both of them got arrested.
  2. in.
    and zoom off. to have a drug rush. (Drugs.) : Sam zoomed off and thought he had gone to heaven.
  3. in.
    and zoom off. to depart; to leave in a hurry. : Time's up. I've gotta zoom.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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zoom in (on (so/sth))

  1. in.
    to focus or concentrate narrowly on someone or something. : Let's zoom in on the question of salary.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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