SKYROCKET


Meaning of SKYROCKET in English

I. ˈskī-ˌrä-kət noun

Date: 1688

: rocket II,1a

II. verb

Date: 1851

transitive verb

1. : to cause to rise or increase abruptly and rapidly

2. : catapult

intransitive verb

: to shoot up abruptly

prices are skyrocket ing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.