noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A rebuke, a scolding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A pocket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, UK, slang
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal, intransitive
Examples
The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To cause to increase suddenly and extremely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
sends a firework display high into the sky
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rocket
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: firework, pyrotechnic
7
noun
Meaning 7
propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rocket
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: visual signal
8
verb
Meaning 8
shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
prices skyrocketed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rocket
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
History
Etymology
From sky + rocket.
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
фойерверк
(fojerverk)
— type of firework
Catalan:
coet
— type of firework
Chinese Mandarin:
烽火
(fēnghuǒ)
— type of firework
Esperanto:
raketo
— type of firework
Finnish:
ilotulitusraketti
— type of firework
French:
fusée d'artifice
— type of firework
Galician:
foguete
— type of firework
German:
Feuerwerksrakete
— type of firework
Icelandic:
eldflaug
— type of firework
Icelandic:
raketta
— type of firework
Italian:
razzo
— type of firework
Japanese:
ロケット花火
(roketto hanabi)
— type of firework
Japanese:
狼煙
(noroshi)
— type of firework
Russian:
сигна́льная раке́та
(signálʹnaja rakéta)
— type of firework
