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ZOOM
soar, zoom
(noun) the act of rising upward into the air
soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom
(verb) rise rapidly; “the dollar soared against the yen”
zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along
(verb) move along very quickly
zoom
(verb) move with a low humming noise
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Onomatopoeia. The verb was attested in 1892, noun in 1918 and interjection in 1942.
Noun
zoom (plural zooms)
a humming noise from something moving very fast
a quick ascent
a big increase
an augmentation of a view
by varying the focal length of a lens
by scaling its digital representation
Verb
zoom (third-person singular simple present zooms, present participle zooming, simple past and past participle zoomed)
to move fast with a humming noise
to fly an airplane straight up
to move rapidly
to go up sharply
to change the focal length of a zoom lens
(used with in or out) to manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it
Alternative letter-case form of Zoom
Interjection
zoom
Representing a humming sound
Suggesting something moving quickly
Suggesting a sudden change, especially an improvement or an increase
Anagrams
• Mozo, mozo
Verb
Zoom (third-person singular simple present Zooms, present participle Zooming, simple past and past participle Zoomed)
(ambitransitive) To communicate with someone using the Zoom videoconferencing software.
Proper noun
Zoom
(trademark) Videoconferencing software by Zoom Video Communications.
Anagrams
• Mozo, mozo
Source: Wiktionary
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