rocket (redirected from rocketed)

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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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.

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"

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

Translations

rocket [ˈrɔkɪt] n → cohete m

vi [prices] → dispararse, ponerse por las nubes

rocket [ˈrɔkɪt] n → fusée f;

(Mil) → fusée, roquette f;

(Culin) → roquette

vi [prices] → monter en flèche

rocket [ˈrɔkɪt] n → Rakete f

vi (prices) → in die Höhe schießen

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. vuurpylصاروخ الألعاب النّاريَّهракетаraketaraketdie Raketeρουκέτα, πύραυλοςcoheterakettموشک؛ ترقه فشفشکrakettifusée, roquetteטִילबाण-हवाईraketaröppentyűroketeldflaug; flugskeyti; flugeldurrazzoロケット로켓raketaraķeteroketraketrakettraca, rakietafoguetãorachetăракетаraketaraketaraketaraketจรวด; พลุroket, füze火箭ракетаخلاءی گاڑیpháo hoa; pháo sáng火箭

2 a spacecraft launched in this way The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars.vuurpylصاروخ فَضاءракетаraketaraketdie Raketeπύραυλος, διαστημόπλοιοcoheterakettموشکrakettifuséeחַלַלִיתराकेटraketarakétapesawat antariksaeldflaugrazzo宇宙船로켓 우주선raketaraķetekapal angkasaraketrakettrakietafoguetãorachetăракетаraketaraketaraketaraketยานอวกาศroket宇宙飛船ракетаراکٹtên lửa宇宙飞船

v – past tense, past participle ˈrocketed –

to rise or increase very quickly Bread prices have rocketed.opskietيَرْتَفِع كالصّاروخповишавам се рязкоprudce stoupatstige kraftigthochschnellenυψώνομαι απότομα/κατακόρυφαsubir vertiginosamente, dispararsejärsult tõusmaبه سرعت بالا رفتنnousta jyrkästimonter en flècheלְעַלֲוֹת בִּמהִירוּתअचानक बहुत बढ़नाnaglo skočiti (cijene), uzletjeti brzo i visokogyorsan emelkedikmelangitsnarhækka(andare alle stelle)急上昇する급히 상승하다šauti į viršų, pašoktistrauji celtiesnaik mendadakomhoog vliegenskyte i været, stige bråttskoczyćsubir em flechaa creşte vertiginosподскочитьprudko stúpaťšiniti kviškunaglo se podićiskjuta i höjdenพุ่งไปอย่างรวดเร็ว; เพิ่มขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็วbirden fırlamak飛速上昇злітатиبہت تیزی سے آگے بڑھناtăng vùn vụt飞速上升