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skyrocket

DEFINITIONS OF: skyrocket

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n propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

Synonyms:
rocket
Type of:
visual signal
a signal that involves visual communication

n sends a firework display high into the sky

Synonyms:
rocket
Type of:
firework, pyrotechnic
(usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.

v shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

“prices skyrocketed”
Synonyms:
rocket
Type of:
arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise
move upward
Launch
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