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zoom, zooming

n. the display of a document in a selected page layout view

soar, zoom

n. the act of rising upward into the air

rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom

n. a rapid rise

zoom

v. move with a low humming noise

zoom, zoom in

v. display a document in a selected page layout view

zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along

v. move along very quickly

soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom

v. rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

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abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

climb, climb up, mount, go up

v. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

streak

v. run naked in a public place

approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near

v. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

cascade

v. arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

plunge

v. dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"

pour

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

tumble, topple

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

wheel, roll

v. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"

swim

v. move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

corkscrew, spiral

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

roll, undulate, flap, wave

v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

zoom in on, pore over, examine closely

v. focus one's attention on

reduce, scale down

v. make smaller; "reduce an image"

fall

v. move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"

go down

v. be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too"

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