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skyrocket

Pronunciation: /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/

The English word “skyrocket” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. 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.
  2. A rebuke, a scolding.
  3. A pocket.

verb

  1. To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
  2. To cause to increase suddenly and extremely.

Etymology

From sky + rocket.

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