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/zoohm/, v.i.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. Motion Pictures, 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.v.t.5. to cause (an airplane) to zoom.6. to fly over (an obstacle) by zooming.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.n.8. the act or process of zooming.9. a zooming sound.11. Also called zoom shot. Motion Pictures, Television. a shot in which a subject, scene, or action is brought closer or made to recede by the use of a zoom lens.[1885-90; imit.]
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