zoom

[ zoom ]

/ zum /

verb (used without object)

to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound: cars zooming by on the freeway.

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

the act or process of zooming.

a zooming sound.

Informal. zoom lens.

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 Phrases

zoom in (on),

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.

Origin of zoom

First recorded in 1885–90; imitative

SYNONYMS FOR zoom

1 buzz, speed, streak, flash.

Words nearby zoom

zoolatry, zoological, zoological garden, zoologist, zoology, zoom, zoom in, zoom in on, zoom lens, zoom out, zoom shot

British Dictionary definitions for zoom in on

zoom

/ (zuːm) /

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

Word Origin for zoom

C20: of imitative origin

Idioms and Phrases with zoom in on

zoom in on

Obtain a close up view of the subject with a camera, as in The TV people zoomed in on the Olympic gold medalist. [Mid-1900s]

Focus on, examine closely, as in The moderator got the panelists to zoom in on the health-care issue. [Second half of 1900s]

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