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Noun: skyrocket  'skI,ró-kit
  1. A projectile firework that sends a bright light high into the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
    - rocket
     
  2. Sends a firework display high into the sky
    - rocket
Verb: skyrocket  'skI,ró-kit
  1. Shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
    "prices skyrocketed";
    - rocket

Derived forms: skyrocketed, skyrockets, skyrocketing

Type of: arise, come up, firework, go up, lift, move up, pyrotechnic, rise, uprise, visual signal

Encyclopedia: Skyrocket