rocketed

rock·et

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rok-it]
- /ˈrɒk ɪt/
- /ˈrɒk.ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok-it]
- /ˈrɒk ɪt/

Definitions of rocketed word

noun rocketed any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc. 1
noun rocketed a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices. 1
noun rocketed rocket engine. 1
verb with object rocketed to move or transport by means of a rocket. 1
verb with object rocketed to attack with rockets. 1
verb without object rocketed to move like a rocket. 1

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Origin of rocketed

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

1605-15; < Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca distaff (with reference to its shape) < Gothic *rukka

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Parts of speech for Rocketed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rocketed

rocketed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for rocketed

noun rocketed

cannonballed — Simple past tense and past participle of cannonball.
napalmed — Simple past tense and past participle of napalm.

verb rocketed

climbed — simple past tense and past participle of climb.
escalated — Increase rapidly.
leaped — to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
whished — Simple past tense and past participle of whish.
zoomed — Simple past tense and past participle of zoom.

All 7 Synonyms of rocketed