
Rocket (weapon)
WordNet
noun
(1) A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
(2) Any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
(3) Sends a firework display high into the sky
(4) Propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
(5) Erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
verb
(6) Propel with a rocket
(7) Shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
"Prices skyrocketed"