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rocket
noun(rock-et)
sends a firework display high into the sky
Synonyms: skyrocket,
rocket
noun(rock-et)
propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
Synonyms: skyrocket,
rocket
noun(rock-et)
erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
Synonyms: arugula, eruca sativa, eruca vesicaria sativa, garden rocket, rocket salad, roquette,
rocket
noun(rock-et)
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
Synonyms: projectile,
rocket
verb(rock-et)
shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
Synonyms: skyrocket,
Examples:
Prices skyrocketed.
rocket
noun(rock-et)
a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
Synonyms: rocket engine,
rocket
verb(rock-et)
propel with a rocket

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