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soar

n. the act of rising upward into the air

zooming

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

rapid growth, rapid climb

n. a rapid rise

move noisily

v. move with a low humming noise

zoom in

v. display a document in a selected page layout view

whizz, whizz along, zoom along

v. move along very quickly

soar, surge, soar up, soar upwards, rise rapidly

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

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

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, mount, go up, climb up

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

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

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

streak

v. run naked in a public place

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

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

center, centre, rivet, focus, pore, concentrate

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

cascade, cascade down, fall like a cascade

v. rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

pour, cause to run

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

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "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"

roll, wheel, wheel about

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

swim, float, be afloat

v. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

increase

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

spiral, corkscrew

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

wave, flap, undulate

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, zoom out

v. make smaller; "reduce an image"

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

sink, settle, go down, go under

v. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

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