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   zoom

   /zuːm/

   verb

   • 1. move or travel very quickly: "he jumped into his car and zoomed off"
   • ▪ (of a figure or level) rise sharply: "the share index zoomed by about 136 points"
   • 2. (of a camera or user) change smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa: "the camera zoomed in for a close-up of his face"
   • ▪ enlarge or decrease the size of part of an electronic image on a screen: "you can enlarge a region of the screen by zooming in"
   • ▪ cause (a lens or camera) to zoom in or out.

   noun

   • 1. a camera shot that changes smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa.
   • ▪ short for zoom lens

   exclamation

   • 1. used to express sudden fast movement: "then suddenly, zoom!, he's off"

   Word Origin late 19th century: imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • Z

     10

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • M

     3

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