Meaning

A projectile..

Definitions by Sense

1. A projectile.
2. (figurative) Figurative uses.
3. (ambitransitive) To accelerate swiftly and powerfully.
4. To fly vertically.
5. To rise or soar rapidly.
6. To experience sudden fame, popularity, or success.
7. To carry something in a rocket.
8. To attack something with rockets.

Example Sentences

With Free Guy, Reynolds gets just a little more in touch with his Carrey side via nothing less than his own version of The Truman Show, shorn of its daydream dread and rocketed into the age of Fortnite.

The project was attractive because of the ability to maximise the use of existing and decommissioned railways, minimise land take, and decrease the amount of disruption during the project. With London land prices rocketing, there was also a significant financial incentive.

The cost of food in the UK had rocketed by 25% since 2019, the researchers calculated, but if the post-Brexit trade restrictions were not in place then this increase would be only 17% – nearly a third lower.

After spending years in obscurity, the band finally rocketed last week.

And avoid certain aphrodisiac foods, such as onions and rockets.

Word Forms

• rockets
• rocketing
• rocketed

Synonyms for rocket

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When Should You Use Rocket?

Use rocket when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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