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    skyrocket
    /ˈskʌɪˌrɒkɪt/

    noun

    • 1. a rocket designed to explode high in the air as a signal or firework.

    verb

    • 1. (of a price, rate, or amount) increase very steeply or rapidly: informal "the cost of the welfare system has skyrocketed"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSKYROCKET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SKYROCKET definition: 1. to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success: 2. to rise…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › skyrocketSkyrocket Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to cause to rise or increase abruptly and rapidly. 2. : catapult. intransitive verb. : to shoot up abruptly. prices are skyrocketing. Synonyms. Verb. rocket. shoot (up) soar. zoom. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of skyrocket in a Sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySKYROCKET | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SKYROCKET meaning: 1. to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success: 2. to rise…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › skyrocketSKYROCKET Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Skyrocket definition: a rocket firework that ascends into the air and explodes at a height, usually in a brilliant array of sparks of one or more colors.. See examples of SKYROCKET used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › skyrocketSkyrocket - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When something skyrockets, it shoots up. Immediately after the Winter Olympics, interest in ice skating, bobsledding, and curling tends to skyrocket, or increase suddenly and dramatically. The verb skyrocket is good to use when something grows or shoots up as abruptly as a firework.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishskyrocket verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of skyrocket verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSKYROCKET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a fireworks rocket that explodes in midair in a shower of colored sparks. verb intransitive, verb transitive US. 2. to rise or cause to rise rapidly. meat prices skyrocketed. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › SkyrocketSkyrocket - definition of skyrocket by The Free Dictionary

    n. A firework that ascends high into the air where it explodes in a brilliant cascade of flares and starlike sparks. intr. & tr.v. sky·rock·et·ed, sky·rock·et·ing, sky·rock·ets. To rise or cause to rise rapidly and suddenly: Wheat prices skyrocketed. Discovery of oil here has skyrocketed land values.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › skyrocketSkyrocket Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Skyrocket definition: A firework that ascends high into the air where it explodes in a brilliant cascade of flares and starlike sparks.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › skyrocketskyrocket | meaning of skyrocket in Longman Dictionary of...

    skyrocket meaning, definition, what is skyrocket: if a price or an amount skyrockets, it g...: Learn more.