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Rocket
01
a spacecraft that moves up by the force of the gases produced when the fuel burns
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
rockets
02
a fast-growing European annual, cultivated as a salad green and harvested while young and tender
Examples
The chef added fresh rocket to the salad.
to rocket
01
(of a price, amount, etc.) to increase suddenly and significantly
Examples
The price of crude oil rocketed after the announcement of the supply cut.
02
to propel or launch something using a rocket engine or similar thrust
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
rocket
3rd person singular
rockets
Present participle
rocketing
Past simple
rocketed
Past participle
rocketed
Examples
The satellite was rocketed into orbit last week.
Lexical Tree
rocketry
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