zero

Definition

  • noun: the number 0
  • noun: the arithmetical symbol 0 or 0̸ denoting the absence of all magnitude or quantity
  • verb: to set (a measuring device, such as a scale) so that it reads 0
  • verb: to determine or adjust the zero of (as a rifle)
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: cipher, nothing, naught

Examples

  • The camp has a 'zero tolerance' drug and alcohol policy. [=drugs and alcohol are not allowed at the camp and anyone found with drugs or alcohol will be punished]

  • The police announced that there will be 'zero tolerance' for looters. [=anyone caught looting will be punished as harshly as possible]

  • New legislation will 'zero out' further funding for the project. [=will completely eliminate further funding for the project]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Get down! Let's go! Let's go! Hurry! Go, go! Guardian, the target's in sight. Two o'clock, about three hundred meters. We're in six-zero-one. Target confirmed. Jesus! Sam, please turn that TV off. Hey, did you hear me? Off! (..)
    2014 Godzilla
  • (..) You have no idea what's coming! Pulses are seconds apart! They're getting stronger. It's effecting the power grid. Any radiation leakage? Gamma levels are still zero, it sucked all the reactors dry. It's done feeding. What's this? Jesus, it's the same pattern. Fifteen years ago, it's (..)
    2014 Godzilla