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rocket
noun
verb
A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
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noun
A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
noun
Any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
noun
Sends a firework display high into the sky
noun
Propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
noun
Erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
verb
Propel with a rocket
verb
Shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
“Prices skyrocketed”
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Prices skyrocketed
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