Main Entry:

³rock·et

Pronunciation:

\ˈrä-kət\

Function:

verb

Date:

1837

transitive verb

: to convey or propel by means of or as if by a rocket intransitive verb 1 : to rise up swiftly, spectacularly, and with force <rocketed to the top of the list> 2 : to travel rapidly in or as if in a rocket