Definition of ZOOM

zoom

Plural: zooms

Noun

  • a rapid rise
  • the act of rising upward into the air
  • 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, or digitally.
  • A video teleconferencing call.

Verb

Verb Forms: zoomed, zooming, zooms

  • To move very quickly with a buzzing or humming sound.
  • move along very quickly
  • move with a low humming noise
  • rise rapidly
  • To move fast with a humming noise.
  • To zoom climb.
  • To move rapidly.
  • To go up sharply.
  • To change the focal length of a zoom lens.
  • To manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it.
  • To check someone out; to investigate someone that one is interested in.
  • To participate in a video teleconferencing call.

Intj

  • Representing a humming sound
  • Suggesting something moving quickly
  • Suggesting a sudden change, especially an improvement or an increase

Examples

  • prices zoomed
  • The tile seemed to ZOOM onto the triple-word score, securing his win in Scrabble.
  • the zoom of traffic
  • to zoom in or zoom out
  • We zoomed along the highway.
  • What's the zoom like on your camera?

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain. The verb was attested in 1892, noun in 1918 and interjection in 1942. Apparently related to Scots soom (“to buzz, hum”), dialectal English and Scots soom, swoom, sweem (“to spin or twirl at high speed”). Compare also dialectal English sweem (“to swoon, become dizzy or faint”).

Synonyms

rapid climb, rapid growth, soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, whizz, whizz along, zoom along

Scrabble Score: 15

zoom: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
zoom: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
zoom: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

zoom: valid Words With Friends Word