1 [V+adv./prep.] to move or go somewhere very fast:
Traffic zoomed past us. * For five weeks they zoomed around Europe.
2 [V] ~ (up) (to...) (of prices, costs, etc.) to increase a lot quickly and suddenly:
House prices have zoomed up this year. * Shares zoomed from 1567p to 1700p.
PHRASALVERBS
zoom in / out (of a camera) to show the object that is being photographed from closer/further away, with the use of a ZOOMLENS:
The camera zoomed in on the actor's face. * In the last shot he zoomed out to a wide view of the garden.
Part of speech: noun
1 [C] = ZOOMLENS:
a zoom shot
2 [sing.] the sound of a vehicle moving very fast
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