rocket
/ˈɹɒkɪt//ˈɹɑkɪt/
noun
- 1
A rocket engine.
- 2
A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine.
- 3
A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine.
- 4
A rocket propelled firework, a skyrocket
- 5
An ace (the playing card).
- 6
An angry communication (such as a letter or telegram) to a subordinate.
- 7
A blunt lance head used in jousting.
- 8
Something that shoots high in the air.
- 9
A stupid or crazy person.
verb
- 1
To accelerate swiftly and powerfully
- 2
To fly vertically
- 3
To rise or soar rapidly
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To carry something in a rocket
- 5
To attack something with rockets
noun
- 1
The leaf vegetable Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.
- 2
Rocket larkspur (Consolida regalis)
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