skyrocket

skyrocket
1. noun /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/
a) 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.
b) (by extension) a rebuke, a scolding.
2. verb /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/
To increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.


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  • skyrocket — sky rock et (sk[imac] r[o^]k [e^]t), v. i. To rise rapidly; usually used figuratively, as of prices. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • skyrocket — sky rock et (sk[imac] r[o^]k [e^]t), n. A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • skyrocket — (n.) 1680s, from SKY (Cf. sky) + ROCKET (Cf. rocket) (n.2). The verb, in the figurative sense of to rise abruptly and rapidly, is attested from 1895 …   Etymology dictionary

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  • skyrocket — ► NOUN ▪ a rocket designed to explode high in the air as a signal or firework. ► VERB (skyrocketed, skyrocketing) informal ▪ (of a price or amount) increase very rapidly …   English terms dictionary

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  • skyrocket — UK [ˈskaɪˌrɒkɪt] / US [ˈskaɪˌrɑkət] verb [intransitive] Word forms skyrocket : present tense I/you/we/they skyrocket he/she/it skyrockets present participle skyrocketing past tense skyrocketed past participle skyrocketed if an amount, value, or… …   English dictionary

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