skyrocket
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: sky rocket, sprocket, skyrockets
Antonyms: sky rocket, sprocket, skyrockets
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Noun
- 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 [[star]]s, [[bang]]s, [[crackle]]s, etc.
- {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[rebuke]], a [[scolding]].
- {{lb|en|UK|Australia|rhyming slang}} A [[pocket]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|informal|idiomatic|intransitive}} To [[rise]] or [[increase]] [[suddenly]] and [[extremely]]; to [[shoot up]]; to [[surge]] or [[spike]].
- {{lb|en|informal|idiomatic|transitive}} To [[cause]] to [[increase]] [[suddenly]] and [[extremely]].
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