zooming in
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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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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zoom (zuːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or cause to make a continuous buzzing or humming sound |
| 2. | to move or cause to move with such a sound |
| 3. | (intr) to move very rapidly; rush: we zoomed through town |
| 4. | to cause (an aircraft) to climb briefly at an unusually steep angle, or (of an aircraft) to climb in this way |
| 5. | (intr) (of prices) to rise rapidly |
| —n | |
| 6. | the sound or act of zooming |
| 7. | See zoom lens |
| [C20: of imitative origin] | |
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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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zoom definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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