rocket Meaning & Definition
What Does Rocket Mean?
Rocket is a noun that means A projectile. A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket. A blunt lance head used in jousting. A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft. An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine. It can also mean A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket. As a verb, it means To accelerate swiftly and powerfully.
Rocket in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈɹɒkɪt// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | skyrocket, arugula and roquette |
| Plural | rockets |
| Verb forms | rockets, rocketing, rocketed |
Rocket Definition (Noun)
- A projectile. A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket. A blunt lance head used in jousting. A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft. An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine.
- A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket.
- A blunt lance head used in jousting.
- A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft.
- An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine.
- Figurative uses. Something that travels high in the air or with great speed; especially , a hard shot. A severe reprimand; a telling-off. An ace (the playing card). A stupid or crazy person. A very physically attractive woman.
- Something that travels high in the air or with great speed; especially , a hard shot.
- A severe reprimand; a telling-off.
- An ace (the playing card).
- A stupid or crazy person.
- A very physically attractive woman.
Rocket as a Verb
- To accelerate swiftly and powerfully.
- To fly vertically.
- To rise or soar rapidly.
- To experience sudden fame, popularity, or success.
After spending years in obscurity, the band finally rocketed last week.
- To carry something in a rocket.
- To attack something with rockets.
Noun
- A leaf vegetable of species Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.
- Any plant of the genus Eruca.
- Rocket larkspur (Consolida regalis, syn. Delphinium consolida).
Noun
- A rocket engine.
- A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine.
- A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine.
- A rocket propelled firework, a skyrocket
- An angry communication (such as a letter or telegram) to a subordinate.
- Something that shoots high in the air.
Noun
- The leaf vegetable Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.
- Rocket larkspur (Consolida regalis)
Synonyms of Rocket
Rocket synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Rocket
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Rocket in a Sentence
After spending years in obscurity, the band finally rocketed last week.
Word Forms & Grammar
rocket (plural rockets)
rocket (third-person singular simple present rockets, present participle rocketing, simple past and past participle rocketed)
rocket (countable and uncountable, plural rockets)
Words That Rhyme With Rocket
Origin of Rocket
Origin 1: From Italian rocchetta, from Old Italian rocchetto (“rocket”, literally “a bobbin”), diminutive of rocca (“a distaff”), from Lombardic rocko (“spinning wheel”), from Proto-West Germanic *rokkō, from Proto-Germanic *rukkô (“a distaff, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, used in spinning thread”). Cognate with Old High German rocco, rocko, roccho, rocho ("a distaff"; > German Rocken (“a distaff”)), Swedish rock (“a distaff”), Icelandic rokkur (“a distaff”), Middle English rocke (“a distaff”). More at rock⁴.
Origin 2: For the meaning development, compare fuselage, ultimately from Latin fūsus (“spindle, spinning wheel”).
Origin 3: Borrowed from French roquette, from Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, from Latin eruca. Cognate to arugula, rucola, eruca, roquette.
Pronouncing Rocket
The standard pronunciation of rocket is //ˈɹɒkɪt//, spoken in 1 syllable.
Rocket: Your Questions Answered
Is rocket a noun or a verb?
Rocket is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for rocket?
You can replace rocket with words such as skyrocket, arugula and roquette. See the full list of rocket synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of rocket?
The plural of rocket is rockets.
What is the past tense of rocket?
The past tense of rocket is rocketed. The present participle is rocketing.