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Rocket

ˈrɒkɪt

Rocket definitions

noun

Inflections:

rocket rockets

a cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal

Synonyms:
missile projectile
- an engine that operates by the combustion of its contents, providing thrust as in a jet engine but without depending on the intake of air for combustion
- an elongated rocket-propelled spacecraft or unguided missile
  
  "the rockets began raining down"
- used to refer to a person or thing that moves very fast or to an action that is done with great force
  
  "she shot out of her chair like a rocket"
a severe reprimand

"he got a rocket from the Director"

Synonyms:
scolding chiding reprimand rebuke reproof reproach remonstration upbraiding berating castigation tirade diatribe harangue lecture admonition admonishment lambasting obloquy

verb

Inflections:

rockets rocketing rocketed rocket

(of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly

"sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing"

Synonyms:
shoot up soar increase rapidly rise rapidly escalate spiral upwards
- move very rapidly
  
  "he rocketed to national stardom"
attack with rocket-propelled missiles

"the city was rocketed and bombed from the air"