ALL meanings of skyrocket
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S s - intransitive verb skyrocket prices: rise rapidly 1
- transitive verb skyrocket catapult 1
- noun skyrocket type of firework 1
- noun skyrocket 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. 1
- noun skyrocket Also called scarlet gilia. a plant, Ipomopsis aggregata, of the phlox family, native to western North America, having finely divided leaves and clusters of red, trumpet-shaped flowers. 1
- noun skyrocket an organized group cheer, usually led by a cheerleader, as at a football or basketball game, which begins with a hissing or whistling and ends with a shout. 1
- verb without object skyrocket to rise or increase rapidly or suddenly, especially to unexpected or unprecedented levels: Prices skyrocketed during the war. 1
- verb with object skyrocket to cause to rise or increase rapidly and usually suddenly: Economic changes have skyrocketed prices. 1
- verb with object skyrocket to thrust with sudden dramatic advancement; catapult: Talent has skyrocketed him to fame. 1
- verb skyrocket If prices or amounts skyrocket, they suddenly increase by a very large amount. 0
- verb skyrocket to rise rapidly, as in price 0
- noun skyrocket a fireworks rocket that explodes in midair in a shower of colored sparks 0
- intransitive verb skyrocket to rise or cause to rise rapidly 0