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• skyrocket — sky‧rock‧et [ˈskaɪˌrɒkt ǁ ˌrɑː ] verb [intransitive, transitive] to increase quickly and suddenly; = ROCKET: • The Middle East crisis caused oil prices to skyrocket. • The government s tough market oriented reforms that have sent prices… …   Financial and business terms

• skyrocket — sky rock et (sk[imac] r[o^]k [e^]t), v. i. To rise rapidly; usually used figuratively, as of prices. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• skyrocket — ☆ skyrocket [skī′räk΄it] n. a fireworks rocket that explodes in midair in a shower of colored sparks vi., vt. to rise or cause to rise rapidly [meat prices skyrocketed] …   English World dictionary

• skyrocket — [[t]ska͟ɪrɒkɪt[/t]] skyrockets, skyrocketing, skyrocketed VERB If prices or amounts skyrocket, they suddenly increase by a very large amount. Production has dropped while prices and unemployment have skyrocketed. [V ing] ...the skyrocketing costs …   English dictionary

• skyrocket — 1. noun /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/ a) a type of firework that uses a solid rocket motor to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc. b) (by extension) a rebuke, a scolding. 2. verb /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/ To… …   Wiktionary

• skyrocket — /skuy rok it/, n. 1. 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. 2. Also called scarlet gilia. a plant, Ipomopsis aggregata, of the phlox family, native to… …   Universalium

• skyrocket — I. 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 < p …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• skyrocket — I noun 1. propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon • Syn: ↑rocket • Hypernyms: ↑visual signal 2. sends a firework display high into the sky • Syn: ↑rocket …   Useful english dictionary

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