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ZOOM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of rising upward into the air

Synonyms:

soar; zoom

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("zoom" is a kind of...):

ascending; ascension; ascent; rise (the act of changing location in an upward direction)

Derivation:

zoom (rise rapidly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A rapid rise

Synonyms:

rapid climb; rapid growth; zoom

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("zoom" is a kind of...):

ascension; ascent; rise; rising (a movement upward)

Derivation:

zoom (rise rapidly)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rise rapidly

Example:

the dollar soared against the yen

Synonyms:

soar; soar up; soar upwards; surge; zoom

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "zoom" is one way to...):

arise; come up; go up; lift; move up; rise; uprise (move upward)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "zoom"):

billow; wallow (rise up as if in waves)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

zoom (the act of rising upward into the air)

zoom (a rapid rise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Move along very quickly

Synonyms:

whizz; whizz along; zoom; zoom along

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "zoom" is one way to...):

hurry; speed; travel rapidly; zip (move very fast)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 3

Meaning:

Move with a low humming noise

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "zoom" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

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