skyrocket
/ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/
noun
- 1
A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.
- 2
(by extension) A rebuke, a scolding.
- 3
Pocket.
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verb
- 1
To increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
“The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.”
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