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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sky•rock•et /ˈskaɪˌrɑkɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Rocketrya rocket firework that explodes high in the air, usually in brilliant and colorful sparks.
v. [no object] - to rise or increase in amount, advancement, etc., rapidly or suddenly:Prices skyrocketed overnight.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sky•rock•et (skī′rok′it),USA pronunciation n. - Rocketrya rocket firework that ascends into the air and explodes at a height, usually in a brilliant array of sparks of one or more colors.
- Plant BiologyAlso called scarlet gilia. a plant, Ipomopsis aggregata, of the phlox family, native to western North America, having finely divided leaves and clusters of red, trumpet-shaped flowers.
- an organized group cheer, usually led by a cheerleader, as at a football or basketball game, which begins with a hissing or whistling and ends with a shout.
v.i. - to rise or increase rapidly or suddenly, esp. to unexpected or unprecedented levels:Prices skyrocketed during the war.
v.t. - to cause to rise or increase rapidly and usually suddenly:Economic changes have skyrocketed prices.
- to thrust with sudden dramatic advancement;
catapult:Talent has skyrocketed him to fame.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: skyrocket /ˈskaɪˌrɒkɪt/ n - another word for rocket1
vb - (intransitive) informal to rise rapidly, as in price
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