SKYROCKET

skyrocket, rocket

(noun) sends a firework display high into the sky

rocket, skyrocket

(noun) propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

rocket, skyrocket

(verb) shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; “prices skyrocketed”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

skyrocket (plural skyrockets)

A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.

(by extension) A rebuke, a scolding.

(UK, Australia, rhyming slang) Pocket.

Synonyms

• (type of firework): maroon

Verb

skyrocket (third-person singular simple present skyrockets, present participle skyrocketing, simple past and past participle skyrocketed)

To increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

Antonyms

• plummet

Source: Wiktionary

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Sky"rock`et, n.

Definition: A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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