rocket

³rock·et

verb \ˈrä-kət\

Definition of ROCKET

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

Examples of ROCKET

1. Sales rocketed from 1,000 units last week to 5,000 units this week.
2. The train rocketed through the tunnel.
3. The spacecraft rocketed into outer space.
4. Her novel rocketed to the top of the best-seller list.
5. Their album rocketed up the charts.
6. His role in the movie rocketed him to fame.

First Known Use of ROCKET

1837

Related to ROCKET

Synonyms: barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, hurry, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom

Antonyms: crawl, creep, poke

Related Words: beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle; stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz); gallop, jog, sprint; accelerate, quicken, step out; catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake; arrow, beeline

Near Antonyms: dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry; amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll; decelerate, slow (down or up)

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