scud vs zoom

scud

verb
  • To speed. 

  • To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds). 

  • To skim flat stones so they skip along the water. 

  • To hit or slap. 

  • To run, or be driven, before a high wind with no sails set. 

adj
  • Naked. 

noun
  • The drink Irn-Bru. 

  • A gust of wind. 

  • A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer. 

  • A swift runner. 

  • The act of scudding. 

  • A form of garden hoe. 

  • Any swimming amphipod. 

  • A scab on a wound. 

  • A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. 

  • Pornography. 

  • A slap; a sharp stroke. 

  • Clouds or rain driven by the wind. 

zoom

verb
  • To move rapidly. 

  • To zoom climb. 

  • To move fast with a humming noise. 

  • To change the focal length of a zoom lens. 

  • To manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it. 

  • To go up sharply. 

  • To participate in a video teleconferencing call. 

intj
  • Suggesting something moving quickly 

  • Suggesting a sudden change, especially an improvement or an increase 

  • Representing a humming sound 

noun
  • A humming noise from something moving very fast. 

  • A big increase. 

  • A quick ascent. 

  • An augmentation of a view, by varying the focal length of a lens, or digitally. 

  • A video teleconferencing call. 

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