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SKYROCKET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sends a firework display high into the sky

Synonyms:

rocket; skyrocket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("skyrocket" is a kind of...):

firework; pyrotechnic ((usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.)

Derivation:

skyrocket (shoot up abruptly, like a rocket)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

Synonyms:

rocket; skyrocket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("skyrocket" is a kind of...):

visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)

Derivation:

skyrocket (shoot up abruptly, like a rocket)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

Example:

prices skyrocketed

Synonyms:

rocket; skyrocket

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "skyrocket" is one way to...):

arise; come up; go up; lift; move up; rise; uprise (move upward)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

skyrocket (sends a firework display high into the sky)

skyrocket (propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon)

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