to rocket
- verb
- /ˈrɑːkɪt/
- The company's stock price rocketed after the announcement of its new product.
- prices rocketed
- stocks rocketed
- sales rocketed
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Watch on YouTubeThat was before, you know, the cost of petrol rocketed, the the energy prices went up.
- That was before, you know, the cost of petrol rocketed, the the energy prices went up.
Examples
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We seemed unstoppable, rocketing to 4th in the league and boasting unrivaled form.
Blog text (23) -
Since that debut, her very original, very fun romances have rocketed up the bestseller lists and captured readers everywhere.
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And it rocketed. The cost of higher education
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In 12 months, the price of bread rocketed by 40 percent.
Academic text (2010) -
In the past few years, the company's stock had rocketed in value.
Fiction book (2001) -
Perry's announcement upended the GOP race as he quickly rocketed to the top of the polls.
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And with rocketing interest rates, that's bad news for homeowners as the real-estate market continues its downward spiral.
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Cameron rocketed to stardom with courage and charisma, tackling the role of a brave gay soldier in the breakthrough film To Serve And Protect.
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Sales rocketed during the holiday season, reaching record numbers in just a few weeks.
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After the successful marketing campaign, the number of subscribers rocketed overnight.
Synonyms
To rise quickly to a very high level, for example prices or temperatures
To rise suddenly by a large amount
To rise very quickly to a high level
To increase very quickly in number or size
To rise suddenly and sharply
To rise suddenly and strongly in amount or number
To make prices rise to a higher level, often quickly
To raise prices or amounts by a lot
To raise a price or fee suddenly by a large amount
To raise prices or rent suddenly by a lot
Rise quickly to a much higher level
Rising quickly to a much higher level than usual
Growing very quickly in size or cost
Raise prices or fees suddenly by a large amount
To rise very quickly in amount or value
Rise very quickly to a much higher level
To rise very quickly to a much higher level
Increase very quickly to a much higher level
Rise very quickly, for example prices or demand
To raise prices by a large amount, often suddenly
Rise quickly to a much higher level, for example prices or temperatures
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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A machine that makes a push by throwing out its own fuel very fast for spaceships or missiles
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A large engine that gives a spacecraft its first push and falls off when empty
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An engine that uses heat from splitting atoms to push a spaceship into space
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A way to move a vehicle by pushing out gas very fast so it works in space
- UK
A tall garden plant with strong sweet-smelling purple or white flowers that smell at night
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A small rocket that carries scientific instruments high into the atmosphere to collect data
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A space vehicle with two or more parts that fire and drop as fuel runs out
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A powerful first part of a space vehicle that lifts it off the ground
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A rocket with two or more parts that fire one after another and drop away when empty to reach space
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A rocket that uses solid fuel to make hot gas and push it forward
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A tall garden plant with long spikes of blue, purple, or pink flowers
A low plant with thick grey-green leaves and pink or purple flowers that grows by the sea
A plant that lives for several years with small yellow flowers and hairy leaves that grows in mountain areas
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Etymology
To rocket (about prices or numbers) is a simple picture: think of a rocket shooting straight up, and you get the idea of something rising very fast. That image is why we use rocket to mean a sudden, big increase.