skyrocket

skyrocket
Synonyms and related words:
advance, ameliorate, amend, bob up, break water, climb, come along, come on, develop, float up, fly up, fountain, gain, gain ground, get ahead, get along, go ahead, go forward, graduate, grow better, gush, improve, jet, jump up, leap up, look up, make headway, make progress, make strides, meliorate, mend, perk up, pick up, pop up, progress, rocket, shape up, shoot up, show improvement, soar, spring up, spurt, start up, surface, take off, upleap, upshoot, upspear, upspring, upstart, vault up, vise

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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 — sky rock et (sk[imac] r[o^]k [e^]t), n. A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • skyrocket — index increase Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • skyrocket — (n.) 1680s, from SKY (Cf. sky) + ROCKET (Cf. rocket) (n.2). The verb, in the figurative sense of to rise abruptly and rapidly, is attested from 1895 …   Etymology dictionary

  • skyrocket — [v] soar arise, ascend, catapult, escalate, go through the ceiling*, go through the roof*, lift, rise, rocket, shoot, shoot up, take off, tower, vault up, zoom; concepts 148,150 …   New thesaurus

  • skyrocket — ► NOUN ▪ a rocket designed to explode high in the air as a signal or firework. ► VERB (skyrocketed, skyrocketing) informal ▪ (of a price or amount) increase very rapidly …   English terms dictionary

  • 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 — A skyrocket is a type of firework that uses a solid rocket motor to rise quickly into the sky. At the apex of its ascent, it is usual for a variety of effects (stars, bangs, crackles, etc.) to be emitted. Sky rockets use various stabilisation… …   Wikipedia

  • skyrocket — UK [ˈskaɪˌrɒkɪt] / US [ˈskaɪˌrɑkət] verb [intransitive] Word forms skyrocket : present tense I/you/we/they skyrocket he/she/it skyrockets present participle skyrocketing past tense skyrocketed past participle skyrocketed if an amount, value, or… …   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

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