skyrocket
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skyrocket
- /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/ UK
noun skyrockets
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A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.
Similar: maroon
- A rebuke, a scolding.
- A pocket.
verb skyrockets · skyrocketing · skyrocketed
- To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike. The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.
- To cause to increase suddenly and extremely. This is an area you'll have to work out in precise detail, as it's the area most likely to skyrocket your costs—or, without careful planning, leave you with thirsty guests.
Opposite: plummet
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verb
Opposite: plummet
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noun type of firework
| 日本語 | ロケット花火 roketto hanabi, 狼煙 noroshi |
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| 中文 | 烽火 fēnghuǒ |
| Français | fusée d'artifice |
| Deutsch | Feuerwerksrakete |
| Italiano | razzo |
| Русский | сигна́льная раке́та signálʹnaja rakéta |
noun slang: rebuke, scolding
| Français | volée de bois vert, Scud |
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verb to increase suddenly and extremely
| Español | dispararse, ponerse por las nubes, desbocarse, exponenciarse, espumar, subir a las nubes |
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| 日本語 | 急騰する kyūtō suru, 暴騰する bōtō suru |
| 中文 | 飛漲 /飞涨 fēizhǎng, 平步青雲 /平步青云 píngbùqīngyún, 劇增 /剧增 jùzēng, 猛漲 /猛涨 měng zhǎng |
| Português | ir às alturas, elevar-se às alturas |
| Français | grimper en flèche, monter en flèche, exploser |
| Deutsch | emporschnellen, hochschnellen, explodieren |
| Italiano | andare alle stelle, balzare alle stelle |
| Ελληνικά | εκτοξεύομαι ektoxévomai |
| Русский | подска́кивать podskákivatʹ, подскочи́ть podskočítʹ, взлета́ть vzletátʹ, взлете́ть vzletétʹ, взмыва́ть vzmyvátʹ, взмыть vzmytʹ |
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title = {skyrocket},
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