The difference between Swap and Zoom
When used as nouns, swap means an exchange of two comparable things, whereas zoom means a humming noise from something moving very fast.
When used as verbs, swap means to exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else), whereas zoom means to move fast with a humming noise.
check bellow for the other definitions of Swap and Zoom
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Swap as a verb (transitive):
To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).
Examples:
"synonyms exchange switch trade"
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Swap as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To hit, to strike.
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Swap as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
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Swap as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently.
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Swap as a noun:
An exchange of two comparable things.
Examples:
"quote-book lang=1819 w Sir Walter Scott w Tales of My Landlord section=The Bride of Lammermoor passage=I e’en changed it, as occasion served, with the skippers o’ Dutch luggers and French vessels, for gin and brandy... a gude swap too, between what cheereth the soul of man and that which dingeth it clean out of his body"
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Swap as a noun (finance):
A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
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Swap as a noun (computing, informal, uncountable):
Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
Examples:
"How much swap do you need?"
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Swap as a noun (obsolete, UK, dialect):
A blow; a stroke.
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Zoom as a noun:
a humming noise from something moving very fast
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Zoom as a noun:
a quick ascent
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Zoom as a noun:
a big increase
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Zoom as a noun:
an augmentation of a view by varying the focal length of a lens by its digital representation
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Zoom as a verb:
to move fast with a humming noise
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Zoom as a verb:
to fly an airplane straight up
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Zoom as a verb:
to move rapidly
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Zoom as a verb:
to go up sharply
Examples:
"prices zoomed"
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Zoom as a verb:
to change the focal length of a zoom lens
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Zoom as a verb:
(used with in or out) to manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it