number, verb
number
1 (especially AmE) (BrE also nought) 0:
Five, four, three, two, zero...We have lift-off.
2 a temperature, pressure, etc. that is equal to zero on a scale:
It was ten degrees below zero last night (= -10ｰC or -10ｰF). * The thermometer had fallen to zero.
3 the lowest possible amount or level; nothing at all:
I rated my chances as zero. * zero inflation / growth / profit
verb (zeroes, zeroing, zeroed, zeroed) [VN] to turn an instrument, control, etc. to zero
PHRASALVERBS
zero in on sb/sth
1 to fix all your attention on the person or thing mentioned:
They zeroed in on the key issues.
2 to aim guns, etc. at the person or thing mentioned
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for zero is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does zero appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — zero appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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