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rocket
verb
to
move
or
increase
very
quickly
and
suddenly
•
Housing
prices
have
rocketed
in
the
past
year
.
Housing
prices
have
rocketed
in
the
past
year
.
•
The
car
rocketed
down
the
track
,
leaving
its
rivals
behind
.
The
car
rocketed
down
the
track
,
leaving
its
rivals
behind
.
figurative
use
from
the
noun
‘
rocket
’,
transferring
the
idea
of
swift
upward
movement
to
prices
,
speeds
,
etc
. (
early
20th
century
)
