zoom

verb

• 1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] move or travel very quickly:a red saloon car zoomed past
• [no object] (of prices) rise sharply:the share index zoomed by about 136 points

• 2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] (of a camera) change smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa:the camera zoomed in for a close-up of his face zoom out for a wide view of the garden again
• [with object] cause (a lens or camera) to zoom in or out.

noun

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

exclamation

• used to express sudden fast movement:then suddenly, zoom!, he’s off