zoom

verb8

1. •
   To move fast with a humming noise.

   • We zoomed along the highway.
2. •
   To move rapidly.
3. •
   To change the focal length of a zoom lens.
4. •
   To manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it.
5. •
   To participate in a video teleconferencing call.
6. •
   To zoom climb.
7. •
   To go up sharply.

   • prices zoomed
8. •
   To check someone out; to investigate someone that one is interested in.

noun6

1. •
   A humming noise from something moving very fast.
2. •
   An augmentation of a view, by varying the focal length of a lens, or digitally.

   • What's the zoom like on your camera?
3. •
   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. — 2022
4. •
   A quick ascent.
5. •
   (figurative) A big increase.
6. •
   (slang) A recreational drug comprising a mixture of PCP and cannabis.

exclamation3

1. •
   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. — 1939
2. •
   Suggesting a sudden change, especially an improvement or an increase
3. •
   Representing a humming sound

noun2

1. •
   A video teleconference service or website.
2. •
   A videoconference using Zoom.

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

verb1

1. •
   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. — 2018