zoom

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A humming noise from something moving very fast.

   • the zoom of traffic
2. 2

   A quick ascent.

3. 3

   A big increase.

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   1. 4

      An augmentation of a view, by varying the focal length of a lens, or digitally.

      • What's the zoom like on your camera?
   2. 5

      To move fast with a humming noise.

      • We zoomed along the highway.
      • […] and it was strange sitting in their brand-new comfortable car and hearing them talk of exams as we zoomed smoothly into town.
   3. 6

      To zoom climb.

   4. 7

      To move rapidly.

   5. 8

      To go up sharply.

      • prices zoomed
   6. 9

      To change the focal length of a zoom lens.

   7. 10

      To manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it.

      • to zoom in or zoom out
   8. 11

      To check someone out

      To check someone out; to investigate someone that one is interested in.

      • (Who's zoomin' who?) / Take another look and tell me, baby / (Who's zoomin' who?) / Who's zoomin' who? / (Who's zoomin' who?) / Now the fish jumped off the hook, didn't I, baby? / (Who's zoomin' who?) / Yeah
   9. 12

      Representing a humming sound

      • Makowsky was playing the Bassgeige. Zoom... zoom-zoom.... The rest of the orchestra would join in presently.
   10. 13

       Suggesting something moving quickly

       • I would dance a few light fantastic steps to show which way the wind lay, and zoom! Like a breeze I was on the piano stool and doing a velocity exercise.
   11. 14

       Suggesting a sudden change, especially an improvement or an increase

   12. 15

       To participate in a video teleconferencing call.

   13. 16

       A video teleconferencing call.

       • Then, later that day, I logged onto a zoom call and my mother and I set up our yoga mats in the living room, as we had been doing a couple of times a week during the pandemic.
   14. 17

       To communicate with someone using the Zoom videoconferencing software.

       • Whether you’re Zooming it in or not sitting down on the job, here’s how to do it right.
   15. 18

       Alternative form of zoom (“to participate in a video teleconferencing call”).

   16. 19

       A videoconference using Zoom.

       • I have two Zooms tomorrow: one in the morning and another at noon.
   17. 20

       Alternative form of zoom (“a video teleconference call.”).

   18. 21

       A video teleconference service or website.

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