skyrocket

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

sky +‎ rocket

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/, SAMPA: /"skAI%rQk.It/

[edit] Noun

skyrocket (plural skyrockets)

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  1. a type of firework that uses a solid rocket motor to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.
  2. (by extension) a rebuke, a scolding.
  3. (rhyming slang) pocket.

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[edit] Verb

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

  1. To increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
    The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.

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