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rocket

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Synonyms: racket, docket, rocker, pocket, socket, locket, rocked, rochet, brocket, hocket, rocklet

Antonyms: racket, docket, rocker, pocket, socket, locket, rocked, rochet, brocket, hocket, rocklet

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Noun

  1. A projectile. A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} A blunt lance head used in jousting. A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft. An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine.
  2. A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  3. A blunt lance head used in jousting.
  4. A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft.
  5. An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine.
  6. Figurative uses. Something that travels high in the air or with great speed; especially , a hard shot. A severe reprimand; a telling-off. An ace (the playing card). A stupid or crazy person. A very physically attractive woman.
  7. Something that travels high in the air or with great speed; especially , a hard shot.
  8. A severe reprimand; a telling-off.
  9. An ace (the playing card).
  10. A stupid or crazy person.
  11. A very physically attractive woman.

Verb

  1. To accelerate swiftly and powerfully.
  2. To fly vertically.
  3. To rise or soar rapidly.
  4. To experience sudden fame, popularity, or success.
    • After spending years in obscurity, the band finally rocketed last week.
  5. To carry something in a rocket.
  6. To attack something with rockets.

Noun

  1. A leaf vegetable of species Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.
  2. Any plant of the genus Eruca.
  3. Rocket larkspur (Consolida regalis, syn. Delphinium consolida).

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