rocket

rock·et ¹

n.

1.

a. A rocket engine.

b. A vehicle or device propelled by one or more rocket engines, especially such a vehicle designed to travel through space.

2. A projectile weapon carrying a warhead that is powered and propelled by rockets.

3. A projectile firework having a cylindrical shape and a fuse that is lit from the rear.

v. rock·et·ed, rock·et·ing, rock·ets

v.intr.

1. To move swiftly and powerfully, as a rocket

2. To fly swiftly straight up, as a game bird frightened from cover.

3. To soar or rise rapidly: The book rocketed to the top of the bestseller list.

v.tr.

1. To carry by means of a rocket.

2. To assault with rockets.

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[Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca, spindle, distaff, of Germanic origin.]

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rock·et ²  (rkt)

n.

1. See arugula.

2. Any of several plants of the mustard family, especially the dame's rocket and the sea rocket.

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[Middle English rokette, from Old French roquette, from Italian rochetta, variant of ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, a kind of cabbage, from Latin rca.]

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rocket

Noun

1. a self-propelling device, usually cylindrical, which produces thrust by expelling through a nozzle the gases produced by burning fuel, such as one used as a firework or distress signal

2. any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, as a weapon or carrying a spacecraft

3. Informal a severe reprimand: my sister gave me a rocket for writing such dangerous nonsense

Verb

[-eting, -eted]

1. to increase rapidly: within six years their turnover had rocketed

2. to attack with rockets [Italian rochetto little distaff]

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rocket  (rkt)

A vehicle or device propelled by one or more rocket engines, especially such a vehicle designed to travel through space.

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A self-propelled vehicle whose trajectory or course, while in flight, cannot be controlled.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rocket - any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine projectile missile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control multistage rocket, step rocket - a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted rocket engine, rocket - a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion research rocket, test instrument vehicle, test rocket - a rocket fired for test purposes vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects
	2.	rocket - a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion rocket engine booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket, booster - the first stage of a multistage rocket jet engine - a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion nuclear rocket - a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant retrorocket - a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course rocket, projectile - any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine space rocket - a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space thruster - a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft
	3.	rocket - erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa, garden rocket, rocket salad, roquette Eruca, genus Eruca - annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	4.	rocket - propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon skyrocket visual signal - a signal that involves visual communication
	5.	rocket - sends a firework display high into the sky skyrocket firework, pyrotechnic - (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
Verb	1.	rocket - shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed" skyrocket go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
	2.	rocket - propel with a rocket propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

Translations

rocket [ˈrɔkɪt] n → cohete m

vi [prices] → dispararse, ponerse por las nubes

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rocket [ˈrɔkɪt] n → fusée f;

(Mil) → fusée, roquette f;

(Culin) → roquette

vi [prices] → monter en flèche

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rocket [ˈrɔkɪt] n → Rakete f

vi (prices) → in die Höhe schießen

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rocket [ˈrɔkɪt] n → razzo;

(MIL) → razzo, missile m

vi [prices] → salire alle stelle

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rocket

n rocket [ˈrokit]

1 a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft. vuurpyl صاروخ الألعاب النّاريَّه ракета raketa raket die Rakete ρουκέτα, πύραυλος cohete rakett موشک؛ ترقه فشفشک raketti fusée, roquette טִיל बाण-हवाई raketa röppentyű roket eldflaug; flugskeyti; flugeldur razzo ロケット 로켓 raketa raķete roket raket rakett raca, rakieta foguetão rachetă ракета raketa raketa raketa raket จรวด; พลุ roket, füze 火箭 ракета خلاءی گاڑی pháo hoa; pháo sáng 火箭

2 a spacecraft launched in this way The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars. vuurpyl صاروخ فَضاء ракета raketa raket die Rakete πύραυλος, διαστημόπλοιο cohete rakett موشک raketti fusée חַלַלִית राकेट raketa rakéta pesawat antariksa eldflaug razzo 宇宙船 로켓 우주선 raketa raķete kapal angkasa raket rakett rakieta foguetão rachetă ракета raketa raketa raketa raket ยานอวกาศ roket 宇宙飛船 ракета راکٹ tên lửa 宇宙飞船

v – past tense, past participle ˈrocketed –

to rise or increase very quickly Bread prices have rocketed. opskiet يَرْتَفِع كالصّاروخ повишавам се рязко prudce stoupat stige kraftigt hochschnellen υψώνομαι απότομα/κατακόρυφα subir vertiginosamente, dispararse järsult tõusma به سرعت بالا رفتن nousta jyrkästi monter en flèche לְעַלֲוֹת בִּמהִירוּת अचानक बहुत बढ़ना naglo skočiti (cijene), uzletjeti brzo i visoko gyorsan emelkedik melangit snarhækka (alle stelle andare) 急上昇する 급히 상승하다 šauti į viršų, pašokti strauji celties naik mendadak omhoog vliegen skyte i været, stige brått skoczyć subir em flecha a creşte vertiginos подскочить prudko stúpať šiniti kvišku naglo se podići skjuta i höjden พุ่งไปอย่างรวดเร็ว; เพิ่มขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็ว birden fırlamak 飛速上昇 злітати بہت تیزی سے آگے بڑھنا tăng vùn vụt 飞速上升