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skyrocket

/ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/ · noun

Meaning

  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.
  4. To increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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