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skyrocket
[ skahy-rok-it ]
noun
- a rocket firework that ascends into the air and explodes at a height, usually in a brilliant array of sparks of one or more colors.
- Also called scarlet gilia. a plant, Ipomopsis aggregata, of the phlox family, native to western North America, having finely divided leaves and clusters of red, trumpet-shaped flowers.
- an organized group cheer, usually led by a cheerleader, as at a football or basketball game, which begins with a hissing or whistling and ends with a shout.
verb (used without object)
- to rise or increase rapidly or suddenly, especially to unexpected or unprecedented levels:
Prices skyrocketed during the war.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to rise or increase rapidly and usually suddenly:
Economic changes have skyrocketed prices.
- to thrust with sudden dramatic advancement; catapult:
Talent has skyrocketed him to fame.
skyrocket
/ ˈ첹ɪˌɒɪ /
noun
- another word for rocket 1
verb
- informal.intr to rise rapidly, as in price
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of skyrocket1
Example Sentences
Plus, it’s not just Chinese goods that may skyrocket in price.
New security cameras are arriving in Altadena as law enforcement attempts to stem skyrocketing rates of residential burglary in the fire-ravaged community, but some residents fear that won’t be enough to keep thieves away.
Currently, though, “the interest in bonded warehouse has skyrocketed compared to what it was a year ago.”
“In recent years, California dreams have transformed into California nightmares of skyrocketing crime and dystopian scenes of homelessness and open-air drug use,” White House spokesman Kush Desai said.
Housing prices have skyrocketed across the country in the last decade.
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