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Meaning ofrocketin English

rocket

us//ˈrɑkət//uk//ˈrɒkɪt//

Pluralrockets
Past Tenserocketed
Participle Verbrocketing
Third Person Singularrockets

Definitions

Noun
1. a vehicle propelled by rocket engine; spacecraft
2. a device producing thrust (for propulsion)
3. an engine expelling hot gases (for thrust)
  The spaceship was propelled by a powerful rocket.
4. a cylindrical projectile (fired with combustion)
  A rocket soared into the sky with a loud combustion sound.
5. something traveling high and/or fast
  The new rocket design allowed it to travel higher and faster.
6. a severe scolding; strong criticism
  The manager gave the employee a rocket for being consistently late.
Verb
1. to accelerate swiftly with powerful force
  The car rocketed down the highway at incredible speed.
2. to rapidly rise or soar upward
  The price of the stock rocketed after the company announced its profits.
3. to gain sudden fame or success
  The young singer rocketed to fame after her debut album.

Compounds / Phrases

rockoon rockoons rocketman dyer's rocket retrorocket rocketeers