rocket
noun
/ˈrɒkɪt/
Word Forms
| singular | rocket |
| plural | rockets |
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- 1countable a vehicle shaped like a tube that travels in space. A rocket is launched when it is sent up from the ground into the sky.Synonyms and related wordsSpace vehicles and space travelaerospaceApolloastronaut
- 1aa weapon shaped like a tube that flies through the air and explodes when it hits something
anti-tank rockets
a rocket attack
Synonyms and related wordsTypes of bomb, explosive or missileA-bombatom bombballistic missile - 1ba firework shaped like a tube that flies up into the air when you light it and then explodes, creating noise and bright coloured lightSynonyms and related wordsFireworks and fireworks displaysbangerBonfire Nightcatherine wheel
- 2uncountable Britisha leaf vegetable with a strong flavour, eaten raw in saladsSynonyms and related wordsVegetable namesacorn squashartichokearugula
phrases
rocket
noun
/ˈrɑkɪt/
Word Forms
| singular | rocket |
| plural | rockets |
© (NASA/Joel Kowsky) AFS 8/101 - Permanent via Getty Images
© Getty Images/Steve Kelley aka mudpig
- 1countable a vehicle shaped like a tube that travels in space. A rocket is launched when it is sent up from the ground into the sky.Synonyms and related wordsSpace vehicles and space travelaerospaceApolloastronaut
- 1aa weapon shaped like a tube that flies through the air and explodes when it hits something
anti-tank rockets
a rocket attack
Synonyms and related wordsTypes of bomb, explosive or missileA-bombatom bombatomic bomb - 1ba firework shaped like a tube that flies up into the air when you light it and then explodes, creating noise and bright colored lightSynonyms and related wordsFireworks and fireworks displaysbangerBonfire Nightfirecracker
- 2uncountable BritisharugulaSynonyms and related wordsVegetable namesacorn squashartichokearugula
rocket
verb
/ˈrɒkɪt/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | rocket |
| he/she/it | rockets |
| present participle | rocketing |
| past tense | rocketed |
| past participle | rocketed |
- 1intransitive if something such as a price or quantity rockets, it suddenly increases a lot
Inflation rocketed in the period between the wars.
rocket to:Stock prices rocketed to their highest level yesterday.
Synonyms and related wordsTo increase, or to increase somethingincreasego upadd toSynonyms and related wordsPrice behaviourbouncecome downcool off - 2intransitive informalto move somewhere very quickly
An idea rocketed into her head.
Synonyms and related wordsTo move somewhere quicklyflyhastenspeed - 3intransitive/transitive informalto suddenly become very successfulrocket someone to something:
His performance rocketed him to stardom.
Synonyms and related wordsTo be, or to become successfulpunch above your weightthriveprosper - 4transitive to attack a place with a rocket missileSynonyms and related wordsTo attack with weapons or bombsattackbayonetbe bombed out (of something)
rocket
verb
/ˈrɑkɪt/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | rocket |
| he/she/it | rockets |
| present participle | rocketing |
| past tense | rocketed |
| past participle | rocketed |
- 1intransitive if something such as a price or quantity rockets, it suddenly increases a lot
Inflation rocketed in the period between the wars.
rocket to:Stock prices rocketed to their highest level yesterday.
Synonyms and related wordsTo increase, or to increase somethingincreaseadd toraiseSynonyms and related wordsPrice behaviorbouncecome downcool off - 2intransitive informalto move somewhere very quickly
An idea rocketed into her head.
Synonyms and related wordsTo move somewhere quicklyflyhastenspeed - 3intransitive/transitive informalto suddenly become very successfulrocket someone to something:
His performance rocketed him to stardom.
Synonyms and related wordsTo be, or to become successfulpunch above your weightthriveprosper - 4transitive to attack a place with a rocket missileSynonyms and related wordsTo attack with weapons or bombsattackbayonetblitz